Egypt releases the last two Al Jazeera journalists in detention

The last of Al Jazeera detained journalists freed: Authorities have released Al Jazeera journalists Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim and Rabie El Sheikh — the last of the Doha-based network’s journalists that were detained in Egypt — as the country’s ties with Qatar continue to warm, Reuters reports. The two Egyptian journalists were held in pretrial detention for years — with Ibrahim arrested in February 2020 and El Sheikh detained in August 2021 — on charges of spreading false news and joining a terrorist group, Al Jazeera reported earlier. Their release follows the freeing of Al Jazeera journalists Hisham Abdel Aziz in May 2023 and Ahmed Al Nagdy in September 2022. Journalism syndicate head Khaled El Balshy took to social media to commend the move and call for the release of other journalists.