Mahmoud Hussein, a journalist for Qatar’s Al Jazeera, has been freed after four years in an Egyptian jail.
According to Al Jazeera, Hussein was being held without formal charges nor trial. Detainees can be held in pre-trial for up to two years, in line with Egyptian laws, however authorities regularly prolong the periods.
Bail conditions are still being finalised at a police station in southern Cairo, but Hussein was released on Thursday.