Work Widow

Australian journalist Peter Greste has been deported from Egypt after 400 days behind bars, and has flown to Cyprus on his way home to Australia.

Peter Greste: Australian journalist on his way home after being released and deported from Egypt - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

This is good news, finally.

scot47

Al Jazeera mentioned this on every news bulletin, from detention until release. Good for them

hnd

And Mohammed Fahmy is due to be released, too. But he's had to renounce his Egyptian nationality in order for this to happen:

Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy set for 'imminent' release from Egyptian jail | Daily Mail Online

OleJanx

Well, he did have dual Canadian/Egyptian nationality, so he's not entirely stateless.

Irishbeekeeper

I think if your country asks you to renounce its nationality then I curse that country and it deserves all the s**t that its getting now!

Millhouse

I don't think Egypt is getting any shit to be honest. The west and all the banks are backing the new government and the money is flowing in nicely again.

Irishbeekeeper

Well tbh I do agree with on the economic front as the new government wants to keep the Israelis happy, hence the new west money flowing in etc
I was referring to their civil problems actually. Sinai to be specific. But having said that I do not know the insights to that area.

scot47

The place has gone down the tubes since they bumped off Gamal Abdel Nasser !