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The last of Al Jazeera detained journalists freed: <\/strong>Authorities have released Al Jazeera journalists Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim and Rabie El Sheikh \u2014 the last of the Doha-based network\u2019s journalists that were detained in Egypt \u2014 as the country\u2019s ties with Qatar continue to warm, Reuters<\/a> reports. The two Egyptian journalists were held in pretrial detention for years \u2014 with Ibrahim arrested in February 2020<\/a> and El Sheikh detained in August 2021<\/a> \u2014 on charges of spreading false news and joining a terrorist group, Al Jazeera<\/a> reported earlier. Their release follows the freeing of Al Jazeera journalists Hisham Abdel Aziz in May 2023<\/a> and Ahmed Al Nagdy in September 2022<\/a>. Journalism syndicate head Khaled El Balshy took to social media<\/a> to commend the move and call for the release of other journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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