Egypt Deports Al Jazeera Journalist Back Home to Australia

Egypt deported an Al Jazeera journalist back to his home in Australia Sunday, releasing him from more than a year's imprisonment after his conviction for allegedly aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Peter Greste left Cairo on a flight to Cyprus en route to Australia, after Egyptian officials said President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi had approved Greste's deportation. The journalist had been imprisoned for 400 days. He had been sentenced last year to a seven-year term on...

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