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Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist after four years in detention

Journalist Mahmoud Hussein embraces with his daughter after being released by Egyptian authorities after four years in detention on accusations of publishing false news, in Abou Al Nomros, in Giza, Egypt February 6, 2021. [Reuters]

Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar’s Al Jazeera television network who was held in pre-trial detention for more than four years, his brother and a lawyer told Reuters.

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