get mohamed fahmy out of egypt and safe as it was with peter greste but we were concerned about baher mohammed being left behind too and once the foreign nationals were gone, what kind of fate was in store for him so i know everybody wanted mohamed fahmy out of the country very quickly but maybe the best thing would be for him to be out of jail, and we can hope that the court overturns the verdict and both men of freed. >> ok, thank you very much, sean mccarthy, president of the canadian committee for word press freedom talking to us live from canada. >> we can talk to mr. robinson live from london. how does bail work in egypt? >> well, the egyptians have been given bail, and as has mr. fahmy, although he's had to put down what's called a reconnaissance some $40,000 will have to be deposited and i'm sure will be and he'll be reds. frankly, they should have gotten bail 407 days ago. this is still part of a cat and mouse game that the egyptian government and its mixed little judges are playing with innocent journalists. and for all the nonsense that's been talked about diplomacy and canadian dip

baher mohamed, mohamed fadel fahmy - the three have to be exxon rated and the conviction against our other journalists tried in absentia >>> meanwhile canada's foreign minister said the release of mohamed fadel fahmy is imminent. efforts to free him, a canadian minister was going well. he did not elaborate as to when it was expected to happen >>> a u.k. oil giant b.p. plans to cut billions to cope with falling fuel prices and a loss of earnings. the company has already slashed hundreds of jobs in the north sea and around the world. b.p. is suffering more than other oil companies as it continues to pay for the 2010 deep water horizon accident in the gulf of mexico >>> u.s. president obama unveiled his proposal to boost government suspending to 4 trillion increasing taxes on the wealthiest task. 9 billion will be spent on the islamic state of iraq and levant. >> reporter: there is very little the president and the republicans who control congress agree on. that is especially true when it comes to money. >> i cannot believe we are here again. >> this pleas is a mess. >> previous cuts sh

presented that tainted substantiated the charges against him. >> that will happen anyway even if mohamed or baher is out because although wear happy that peter is free and we lope that mohamed will be free very soon the case really is about first convicting journalists on false charges only only because they were doing their jobs. it is an initial free zoom of speech. second thing is there are still two journalists in prison in egypt and they should be freed immediately and seven others who were convicted for ten years each and that was in absentia. they are living outside of egypt, some of them egyptians cannot go back home or else they will be imprisoned, as many as are british or other nationalityless and they have to fight until they get their names cleared and charges revoamed really. >> what can be done worldwide because there are so many nation around the world where journalists are being% culted. >> we are being subjected to channels like this, if you cover something like this in a place like myanmar before it started the path to democracy we have journalists under cover across the border

the whole family of baher mohamed or mohamed fahmy, they are now ready for just having some time together. they had hoped for a breath of freedom and happiness, even for a couple of days. both journalists have to show up in the courtroom on the 23rd of february for a new session of the retrial. i've spoken to the lawyers and they said that yesterday's ruling was a good sign that brings a lot of hope and optimism. it's a step in the right direction. they believe that this might be the first step towards their acquittal at the very end of the legal process. but they don't know how long the new trial will take. however, the court of sesation which reversed the original verdict, said that there was no solid evidence to support the charges leveled against these journalists. they were accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood group, but there is no evidence to support these serious charges against them. >>> there's been further fighting in ukraine in spite of the new cease-fire deal that is due to come into force at the end of saturday. shelling in lieu hanks. these pictures are said to b

i'm sure he is vindicated by this and will be completed vindicated. >> the fight for baher mohammed and mohamed fahmy will continue until charges are dropped. baher and fahmy were convicted that was recently overturned. egypt's highest court of appeals has said proceedings were flawed and order add retrial. early this month another al jazeera journalist, peter greste was deported to australia after 400 days in detention. fahmy, who is an egyptian canadian was told by the authorities that his only way to freedom is to renounce his egyptian citizenship which he has done. the three al jazeera journalists, were arrested in december 2013. they were wrongly accused of promoting the banned muslim brotherhood. their trial's been widely condemned by the international community and human rights organizations. six other colleagues from al jazeera were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison. al jazeera continues to call on egypt to have all of its journalists exonerated. >> a police officer has died and nine others injured by shrapnel in a blast in egypt. a security source says an improvised b

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are still behind bars. it was said: lion loan canada's foreign minister said the release of mohamed fadel fahmy is imminent. diplomats efforts were going well. as o when it was expected to happen. there's no official word from the egyptian government. >> plenty more still ahead on al jazeera. including... ..the united nations rule on a genocide case over atrocities during the break up with yugoslavia. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> we're still here every night, just a little bit later. we're still taking a hard look at the most important issues out there to get you the answers you deserve. >> "real money with ali velshi" at its new time. 10:30 eastern. >> we're just doing it a little later every night. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera, the iraqi government and the leading shia militia are declaring and is ready to move into the i.s.i.l. strongholds. >>> the head of a u.n. inquiry looking into alleged war crimes during gaza has resigned. william schabas told al jazeera the commission mu

also coming up al jazeera journalist baher mohamed -- mohamed fadel fahmy out of custody on bail baher mohamed likely to be released within hours. >>> the bodies of three victims shot in carolina on tuesday - we'll bring you reaction from the local community >>> and the need to save water any way they can because of the severe drought in brazil's biggest city. >>> well i.s.i.l. forces in iraq are moving closer to a major government base housing hundreds of u.s. troops. fighters attacked the western down of al-baghdady and anbar from two directions. it's been besieged from i.s.i.l. the fighting a few clms from an air base -- kilometres from an air base where u.s. troops are training iraqi troops. let's go to imran khan our correspondent in baghdad and tell us about what is happening down there? >> this is a serious situation. americans said there are squirmishes close to the base where the marines are based. it hasn't come under attack yet. we have seen this tactic via i.s.i.l. time and time again. when they want to make an attack on an iraqi army base - the first time in anbar province

and later on in this case when it falls apart >>> the judicial fight for baher mohamed, and mohamed fadel fahmy, will continue until the charges are dropped. initially sentenced to 10 years, mohamed fadel fahmy 7 years. that decision was recently overturned. egypt's highest court of appeals challenged the evidence presented by the prosecution, saying the proceedings were flawed and ordered a retrial. another al jazeera journalist peter greste earlier this month was deported to australia after 400 days in detention. mohamed fadel fahmy, an egyptian canadian was told his only way to freedom was to renounce his egyptian citizenship, which he has done. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were all arrested in december in september 2013 accused of promoting the banned muslim brotherhood. >> they have been complicit with the muslim brotherhood - there's no evidence that they've been involved in terrorism. the trial has been widely condemned by the international community and human rights organizations. protesters around the world demonstrated in solidarity with the detained al ja

baher mohamed's family is happy to have him home. they're going to have a party so he can be reintegrated with the life he's left for over 400 days. >> mohamed fahmy's brother had this creaks. >> wereaction. >> we will athe bide by egyptian law. everything else will fall apart completely. we wanted to keep ourselves not too excited or -- and just expect wanted to expect the worst but we got something. so. >> and baher mohamed's wife jihan is her reaction to the release. >> translator: i'm really happy. it's a dream that's come true. we've been waiting for this moment for more than a year now. i can't wait to tell our kids and get them ready to meet their dad. i'm hoping that official procedures are swift and easy so we can be reunited quickly. we'll keep on until all charges are dropped. >> if moscow upholds the end of eastern ukraine peace deal, reached in minsk between the leaders of ukraine germany france and russia. both sides must start withdrawing heavy weapons rocket systems soon afterwards. that process should be complete with

our colleague baher mohamed is expected to be released on bail in the coming hours. on thursday an egyptian court granted bail to both of them. their retrial including helping the muslim brotherhood will resume on 23 february. neave barker reports. >> reporter: this could be the beginning of the end of an ordeal lasting more than 400 days mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed granted bail at the start of their retrial. it's come as a relief for their families. >> translation: i'm going immediately to tell the kids that their father is coming home and life will be beautiful. i wait to welcome him back. life has changed. mohamed fadel fahmy was asked by the judge to pay a security bond around $33,000. >> we'll abide by everything in the egyptian law, and i am sure things that are indicated, indicated later on in this case. >> the judicial fight for mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed will continue until the charges are dropped. baher mohamed was initially sentenced to 10 years, and mohamed fadel fahmy seven years. it was overturned recently. egypt's highest court of

i have begun to think of baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy as family. fahmy is a very strong willed character. and if anyone has suffered out of this it is ba he baher. he has a wife and three children one of whom was born while he was in prison. for him to be so devoted being where he is, this is a very huge mistake and only being able to see them on very occasional family visits and knowing now that he is going to have to spend an indeterminant period behind bars. we need to keep the focus on him because we don't know what's going to happen from here on. in prison on a daily basis the key is to stay fit physically, mentally and spiritually. so i made a very conscious effort to deal with all three of those things. to try to keep fit running in a very limited space keep up an exercise program keep mentally fit with study and spiritually fit too with meditation. through all of that, it was a way of kind of forcing a kind of discipline on myself and dealing with each day that came. and hopefully touch wood, i came out of it not too damaged. >> like peter g

for baher mohamed his family is happy to have him home.ked to his wife she said they are going to buy the kids new clothes, have sweets and have a party so he can be reintegrated with the life he has left for over 400 days but they are very wary that this isn't the end of the trial. it is -- >> all right. i do apologize for that but that was cnn's ian lee reporting for us from cairo, he was in that courtroom today when that announcement was made. >>> well we'll move on to other news, a peace deal has an agreed to end the fighting in eastern ukraine. leaders have held talks in the minsk. the ceasefire is due to start on sunday withdrawal of heavy weapons should begin two days later and will be completed in two weeks. the process will be monitored by the oec, and the peace deal also includes the witha drawl of foreign military forces. all unlawliful detained prisoners must be released as well. rory challands has more. >> reporter: president putin has described it as not the best night of his life. more than 15 hours of wrangling, and cajolin

the ordeal conditions for mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed >>> al jazeera said the campaign to free its journalists will not end until all three are released. peter greste is out of the country. but mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are behind bars. the network says all threes have to be ex-ownerated and convictions against other journalist tried in absentia have to be lifted. the managing director of al jazeera english says although the network is relieved to hear about the release of peter greste it demands the release of other journalists held. >> we spoke to peter this afternoon, after he was released from detention, and i can't tem you how relieved we are that peter left egypt and is on his way to bereunited with his family. tas day of mixed emotion, and we have to focus on the fact that baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy are still behind bars 400 days after being taken in to detention. that injustice needs to come to an end. they are guilty of nothing, apart from great journal. >>. -- journalism >>> australia prime minister welcomed what he assaulted -- australia foreig

a path for freedom not available to baher mohamed. diplomatic issues continued along side of the slow-moving process. on february the 1st, peter greste was freed on his 400th day in detention. met by his family in brisbane his unconditional release was tinged with sadness and frustration. >> amidst the relief i feel a sense of concern, a sense of worry, if it is appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of them to be free. >> peter's release raised inspection that fahd's freedom was imminent. as the days wore on it became clear that he too, would stand alongside baher mohamed in court. their future in the hands of egyptian judiciary. >> month-long demonstrations left 43 dead. despite seeing many beaten and held in custody >>> february 12th was always a day for students in venezuela to commemorate and a day of united 68 rebellion. last year an occasion that served to demand change became a tragedy when three men were killed marking the beginning of the country's worst political violence in a decade. so

the al jazeera journalists baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are freed. as richard sherman reports their trial is expected to resume on february 24th. >> like a dream coming true. >> al jazeera producer baher mohamed enjoying the first day of his new fowrntd new found freedom. >> i'm very proud of every single moment he i spent in prison for the sake of journalistic freedom. i'll continue to fight for freedom of expression and i will not back off. >> baher and his colleagues, mohamed fahmy were granted bail by a judge on thursday. it's come as a huge relief. they've been in prison in egypt since december 2013. baher was initially sentenced to ten years and fahmy to seven years in prison. that decision was recently overturned pnld egypt's highest court of appeals has challenged the evidence by the prosecution. it says its evidence was flawed around ordered a retrial. earlier this month another al jazeera journalist peter greste peter greste was ordered returned to australia. fahmy was told that his only way to freedom was to denounce his egyptian citizensh

not available to baher mohamed. it was a slow-moving process. peter greste was freed on his 400th day in detention. met by his relieved family peter greste's unconditional release was tinged with sadness and frustration. amidsts the relief i feel a sense of concern and worry. it is appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free it's right for all of them. the freedom was imcomment. as the days dragged on it was clear that he would stand besides fatah, in the hands of the egyptian judiciary. >> i promise you this is by chance. we are staying in egypt. it's not looking further. is that right. >> we have blowy conditions. it's been causing stormy weather across a good part of northern gipt. you can see the cloud, a fair bit of cloud much it has scored disruption over the last couple of days. these pictures are coming out from alexandria. we travelled in the air and also by sea. we have the un settled weather staying with us for another day or so. it's making its way across the sinai pence. -- peninsula. it was cold coming in across the north-ea

mohamed to be relaxed. >> al jazeera released a statement. it says bail is a small step in the right direction and allows baher and mohamed to spend time with their families. >> an al jazeera correspondent joins me now she's -- you've reported extensively haven't you, from egypt and you've been intimately acquainted with this whole case. i suppose, of course, this is a definitely a step in the right direction. these guys are at least going to be able to come out of their hospital or their cell. >> it's a soft, you understand why the families are so jubilant and thinking this is an exceptional thing to happen and we're all very relieved it happened but we are looking at the fact that they are only bailed. they are still part of the retrial. they are still charged with the convictions which we were all actually convicted with back last summer, and we still have an uphill battle to get those convictions completely quashed in the retrial. >> it doesn't offer too much optimism to us, their colleagues come february 23, we could see this trial completely quashed. >> it does feel like egypt almost feels like at last they're willing to look at the fact th

to be free. >> adding his voice to continued release of our colleagues, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy their case is

and baher mohamed received ten.pt's highest court of appeals has challenged the evidence presented by the prosecution, saying the proceedings were flawed and orders a retrial. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: early this month, another al jazeera journalist peter greste was deported to australia after 400 days in detention. mohammed fahmy who is an egyptian canadian was told by the authorities that his only way to freedom is to renounce his egyptian citizenship, which he has done. the three journalists were arrested in december 2013. they were wrongly accused of promoting the banned muslim brotherhood. their trial was widely condemned by the international community and human rights organizations. it was described as a travesty of justice. protesters from around the world demonstrated in solidarity with the detained al jazeera journalists. six other colleagues from al jazeera were sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison. al jazeera continues to call on egypt to have all of its journalists exonerated. >>> we'r

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have spent 402 days in gaol. all three were convicted of spreading false news and colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera rented. peter spoke to stephanie dekker about the moment he learnt he was being released and his feels about being a free man. >> look i can't tell you how relieved i am at being free. i really didn't expect - we were settling in for an appeared of months behind prison for the retrial. to be out now, today, with a few minutes notice really is just extraordinary. i also feel incredible angst about my colleagues leaving them gnd. i know that there is mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, and there are several other people convicted along side us in absentia and four others that had nothing to do with our case who are serving prison sentences. and so amidst all of this relief i feel a sense of concern, a real sense of worry, because if it is appropriate for me rite for me to be free it's right for all of them to be free. and for those convicted in absentia to b

time for me and mohamed to be relaxed. >> let's look at baher. he is an egyptian journalist working as a producer in al jazeera's cairo bureau at the time of his arrest. he's 30 years old and he started his career as a researcher and producer for a japanese channel. he missed the birth of his third child while he was in prison. it was a baby boy born in august 2014. let's hear from his wife, who reacted after the bail decision. >> i'm really happy. it's a dream that's come true. we've been waiting for this moment for more than a year now. i can't wait to tell our kids and get them ready to meet their dad. i'm hoping that the official procedures are swift and easy so we can be reunited quickly. we shall carry on until all the charges are dropped. >> we'll talk to jeffery robinson former u.n. appeals judge live now from london. thank you for talking to us here at al jazeera. how optimistic do you think we should be now that bail has been granted to our two colleagues in cairo? >> well, everyone is very happy obviously that they're out on bail but t

but two of our colleagues, he baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are still being held. paul beban is here. paul. >> after anxiety and anguish peter said this came as a total surprise. he was in the middle of his daily run around the prison courtyard when a guard said, it's time to pack your stuff. it was a moment more than 400 days in the making. >> i can't tell you how relieved i am to being free. i didn't expect anything other than settling in for a period of months for the retrial. to be out today with just a few minutes' notice really is just extraordinary. >> reporter: on december 29th 2013, three al jazeera journalists were arrested in cairo. peter greste mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested and imprisoned in the aftermath of a military coup. from the beginning, al jazeera rejected the allegations and demanded the men' men's release. within a few weeks the hashed greejhashtagare #freeajstaff had gone viral around the world. the evidence of the three men included a video of sheep herding from peter greste, and things that had nothing to do with the proses

premiere league will resume in two weeks following the death of 20 people. >>> al jazeera journalists baher mohamedd mohammed fahmy are back home with their families in egypt. they have been freed on bail after spending 411 days in detention. their retrial on charges of colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood is expected to resume in ten days. hash am reports. >> after 411 days after too much time alone in prison it's like a dream come true. >> reporter: al jazeera producer baher mohamed, during the first moments of his new-found freedom. a day to celebrate with his wife and three children. >> i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression. i'm really -- i'm really proud about it. as time goes back i would choose the same experience. i know the case is still there. i'll continue to fight for the freedom of expression and i will not back off. >> reporter: baher and his colleague, mohammed fahmy were granted bail by a judge on thursday. they were imprisoned in egypt for 411 days. as part of the bail fahmy was asked by the judge to pay a security bon

baher mohamed is one of the most amazing family men. if anyone suffered out of all this it is baher mohamed. he has a wife and three children one of whom was born while he was in prison. it was incredibly tough for him as someone so devoted to his family to have to be where he is knowing that he's innocent. knowing that this is a huge mistake. we need to keep the focus on him. we don't quite know what will happen from here on. i still feel a sense of concern, a sense of worry. if it is appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free it's right for all of them to be free. it was a difficult moment walking out of the prison. saying goodbye. not knowing how much longer they would have to put up with this. and then the ride to the airport was a sense of wonder are willering what is happening in the end. we had an awful lot of false starts and alarm, moments when we thought freedom was close, if not imminent. i didn't want to let myself believe it was happening until i got my backside on a seat on the plane with my brother mike and we kne

. >>> back home al jazeera journalists, baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy are free on bail. ♪ it's frustrating stuck in the house. good thing xfinity's got 2 hour appointment windows. they even guarantee they'll be on time or i get a $20 credit. it's perfect for me... ...'cause i got things to do. ♪ ♪ oh, yeah! woooo! with a guaranteed 2 hour appointment window and a 97% on-time rate xfinity is perfect for people with a busy life. ♪ >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazeera. the taliban says it has attacked a shia mosque killing at least 20 people in northwestern pakistan. it happened during friday prayers. >>> suspected boko haram fighters have launched an attack inside chad from their strong hold in neighboring nigeria. they set homes on fire in a boarder town killing several people before being pushed back by the army. >>> a car bomb has exploded outside of the city of damascus killing several people. >>> the u.n. is urging an investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in the mexican state of iguala. let's get more on this from adam raney. how have the families of the mis

but the future of baher mohamed, the producer, looks much less rosy. he has only egyptian nationality. his wife fears that once the other two are freed, international pressure for his release will die away, leaving him to face his ten-year sentence. his best hope may be the retrial the court ordered last month. but al jazeera says they'll continue to maintain for baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy and peter greste has told his family he will do. >> there's no doubt he'll devote some of his time and energy to that cause. and i think, straight up he's not going to forget his two other colleagues. there's no doubt that his excitement is tempered and restrained and will be until they're free. so we won't give up until they're out of there. >> reporter: the fight of international journalists behind bars has highlighted concerns about human rights in egypt. about 21 other journalists are in jail as well as thousands of political dissidents and activists, as the authorities pursue a harsh crackdown on what they call terrorists. >> in the past three hours, we hav

he was wrongly convicted along with our two colleagues mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed of reporting false news and supporting the banned muslim brotherhood. missouri mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are still imprisoned and al jazeera continues to demand their release. >> a big crowd of media expecting him. well over a hundred immediate people and a big crowd of others as well. australia has really followed peter's plight over the time he has been in that cairo prison cell 400 days. immediately peter greste's thoughts are with his dealings. >> it feels awesome to be here with my family, with you guys. of course, this is all tempered, i'm going to say this a million times. this is tempered by a real worry for my colleagues, for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed, for all of the other guys who were imprisoned along side us, four others, three students and a businessman, and all those who were convicted in abstentia. if it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of us. >> peter greste, even in celebration, his thoughts of his two colleagues that he has had to leave behind. mohamed fahmy,

. >>> egypt frees al jazeera journalists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed on bail. >>> hello, argentina'sresident has been formally charged with preventing an investigation into iranian officials involved in the bombing of a jewish community center. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >>> for the third time in three months the taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a shia mosque. at least 19 people were killed in by suicide bombers. al jazeera's correspondent has more details. >> reporter: they chose the busiest time of the week friday prayers. a small group of men, wearing suicide vests entered the building and shot at worshippers, even throwing grenades one blew himself up killing the most number of people. another attacker was held down by some of the worshippers until he was shot by officers. according to a local p

baher mohamed even tweeted saying i am free! actually, there has been a request submitted by the lawyers at the beginning of this case asking the judge to release the defendants on bail. just before the verdict has been issued mohamed fahmy walks out of his cage and he gave a pretty emotional speech. he said that he didn't ask for renouncing his egyptian citizenship. he just received the call from a senior official who asked him to give away his egyptian citizenship for the case to be closed. he said i have no other option. i had no other option. if i want my freedom, i have to give away my egyptian nationality. according to fahmy the lawyer told him, egypt lives in your heart, not just on a piece of paper. he denied any kind of relation with the muslim brotherhood. he denied committing any acts of violence and he wondered why a couple of journalists would be charged with terrorism. he just said that we are happy for peter greste that he has been released but all of us should be treated equally. >> sally, thanks very much indeed

. >> the al jazeera journalist baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy celebrating time with their family. baher says he has no regrets. he and the other now on bail. richard martin reports. >> after 411 days after too much time alone in prison it's like a dream coming true. >> al jazeera produceer baher mohamed, a day to celebrate with his wife and three children. >> i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression. i'm really proud about it. as time goes back, i will choose the same experience. and i know the case is still there, i'll continue, i'll continue to fight for freedom of expression and i will not back off. >> baher and his colleague mohamed fahmy were granted bail by a judge on thursday. come as a huge relief. they have been in prison in egypt since december 2013, but the case will continue until the charges are dropped. baher was originally sentenced to 10 years and fahmy to 7 years years. proceedings were flawed and ordered a retrial. another al jazeera journalist peter greste was deported to australia after 400 days in detention.

. >> a real worry for my colleagues for mohamed fahmy baher mohammed, for all the other guys who were imprisoned along side us. >> and i'll be here with all the day's sport including the ivory coast who are facing the democratic republic of congo for a spot in the finals of the africa cup of nations. >> hello we begin in jordan where the king has vowed to step up the assault on isil in which a jordanian pilot is burned to death. king abdullah promised a severe response after talks with security officials potentially paving the way for jordan's increased participation in the u.s.-led coalition. moaz al-kassasbeh's father has been calling for re-rerevenge for his son. >> reporter: jordan promised an earth-shaking response for the murder of its pilot, and that came swiftly. they executed al-rishawi who had been on death row for taking part in an attack in amman that killed 60 people. another iraqi prisoner was also executed for murdering a jordanian truck driver in iraq. the government confirmed that al-kassasbeh had been executeed january 3rd being burned alive. al jazeera will not show

but the judicial fight for baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy will continue until the charges are droppedr was initially sentenced to ten years, and fahmy to seven years in prison. in that decision was recently overturned. the highest court of appeals has challenged the proceedings. it says the proceedings were flawed and ordered a retrial. earlier this month, peter greste was deported to australia after 400 days in detention. fahmy, who is an egyptian canadian was told by the authorities that his only way to freedom was to renounce his egyptian citizenship, which he has done. the three al jazeera journalists, baher, fahmy, and greste had been wrongly accused of promoting the banned muslim brotherhood. their trial was widely condemned by the international community. six other colleagues from al jazeera were sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison. al jazeera continues to call on egypt to have all of its journalists exonerated. richard martin al jazeera. >>> a united nations watchdog has called on mexico to further investigate the disappearance of 43 students last september. the commi

greste and two of his al jazeera colleagues, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed, were convicted on terrorism charges widely denounced as a sham. they were arrested as part of a crackdown on al jazeera while covering the aftermath of the coup that overthrew president mohammed morsi in 2013. greste flew to cyprus on sunday following his release, but fahmy and mohamed remain behind bars. al jazeera english managing director al anstey said the network continues to seek the remaining pair's freedom. >> we spoke to peter earlier on this afternoon, just after he was released from detention. i can't tell you how relieved we are that peter has left egypt and is on his way to be reunited with his family. it is a day a very mixed emotions. we have to focus on the fact that baher and mohamed are still behind bars, 400 days after being taken into detention. and that injustice needs to come to an end. there guilty of nothing, apart from great journalism. >> we'll have more on peter greste's release and the continued imprisoned of mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed later in the broadcast. in other news from e

. >> the retrial of al jazeera's journalists, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy resumes tomorrow. as victoria gatenbyby reports. >> baher mohamed didn't have to pay bail because he's an egyptian citizen. fahmy gave up his egyptian citizenship to speed up his release. freed after 411 days behind bars. >> baher went home to his wife and their children. he had missed the birth of his son haroon. who was born when he was in prison. >> as soon as they saw me they jumped. i started crying. this is the first time my children telling me, stop going to work, don't leave again. you spend too much time at work. don't go again. we want to you stay. >> meanwhile, mohamed fahmy return to his family and his fiancee mawwa. declared a terrorist organization just four days after they were arrested december the 29th, 2013. in the months they stood trial next to their colleague peter greste in what they call a farce. on june the 12th they were found guilty sentenced between 7 and 10 years in prison. six other al jazeera colleagues were sentenced in absentia to decades behind bars. string of protests

ultimately, mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and many of the other journalists are caught in a political limbo the president actually does have authority to decree, just as he issued the presidential decree. he's the one that appointed this chief prosecutor. >> even more complicated of course for baher mohamed who remains an egyptian national and therefore couldn't get deported under this decree. what happens under this trial is it the same evidence presented, can new evidence be presented, is it the same prosecutor, how long might it last? >> well, we don't know how long it is going to last and this could be an indefinite process and that's why the hope was mohamed fahmy would be deported. the interesting thing is now that he's already renounced his egyptian citizenship will during the trial mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed an egyptian be tried in the same way and what about those being tried in absentia and those journalists that are not in egypt all of these questions will be answered during this coming trial and during this coming phase. the question is will the judiciary be independe

baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy are still in prison. al jazeera demands their immediate release. >>> at least six people have been killed after a bus was attacked in bangladesh. bombs were thrown at the vehicle crowded with people in the northern city. 30 people were injured. violent attacks have been increasing across the country after a transport blockade was called for by the opposition leader. the opposition wants the prime minister kicked out and is calling for free and fair elections. >>> and in haiti there has been street protests against the press of fulfil 6,000 people marched from the capital. saying a recent deal between the government and unions cut fuel cost. demonstrators call on the president to stand down they are angry at him for delaying long overdue elections >>> a new report from china shows demand for import is slowing in the second-largest economy. in january exports fell and imports tumbled 19.9%. causing a trade surplus of 6 billion. new figures could cause a headache for the government. already under pressure to

and i'll never back off. >> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were granted bail by a judge on thursday. it comes as a huge relief. they've been in prison in egypt since december 2013. but the judicial fights for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed will continue until the charges are dropped. baher was initially sentenced to ten years and fahmy to seven years in prison. that decision was recently overturned. egypt's highest court of appeals have challenged the evidence brented by the prosecution. it says proceedings were flawed, and has ordered a retrial. [ cheering ] earlier this month another al jazeera journalist peter greste was deported to australia after 400 days in detention. fahmy an egyptian-canadian was told by authorities that his only way to freedom was to renounce his egyptian citizenship, which he has done. they have been wrongly accused of promoting the banned muslim brotherhood. their trials are been widely condemned by the international community and by human rights organizations. six other colleagues from al jazeera were sentenced in abstentia to ten years in prison. al jazeer

. >> it's been 400 days since our colleagues, peter greste,ing mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested in egypt. peter greste writes, in our case case, just is a continual fight. a new trial we don't know how long it will take. so while we remain determined oclear our names and win our freedom, 400 days still feels far too long to correct an injustice. the trial of our colleagues has been condemned worldwide and one of the world's leading human rights lawyers says the west has failed to put enough pressure to free the journalists. >> to stay in touch with a husband and a father. infinitesimal in fact haroon has only seen his dad in jail. because she was pregnant with him when baher was arrested. >> we and our children have been overwhelmed by a sense of insecurity throughout. we have felt nothing else. happiness has gone. we keep praying for freedom of my husband baher who has been unjustly detained for no crime. >> last incumbent couple of weeks have seen hopes rise and fall. it decided on a retrial with no date set. peter greste is trying to get himself deported to australia mohamed,

. >> and mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are freed on bail. ♪ >>> the taliban says it has attackedhia mosque killing at least 20 people in northwestern pakistan. it is the second attack on a shia mosque in pakistan in two weeks. >> reporter: they chose the busiest time of the week friday prayers. a small group of men wearing suicide wests entered the building and shot at worshippers, even throwing grenades. one blew himself up killing the most people. another attacker was shot by officers. according to a local police chief this was a courageous decision that presented many more deaths. the people were caught in the middle of a long-running violent campaign by the pakistani taliban. it wants to impose a strict version of islamic law, and wants more control, and says this is revenge for the killing of one of its men in december. like other attacks the taliban has chosen to target shia muslims. a minority community in pakistan. it is also where 150 people mostly children were killed in a school in december. the government has been fighting the taliban in tribal areas where it is most

and his fate and that of baher mohamed lies in the hands bunsonce again. judiciary >>> dozens are dead after a ferry accident. it was hit by a cargo vessel. 48 died, 100 were aboard the ferry at the time. rescue teams were deployed. >>> the department of transportation is calling for safety improvements for trains hauling crude oil, following a derailment in charleston west virginia. 10 oil tankers will derail every year if changes are not made. an estimated 30 million gallons of oil is transported by rail. >> ahead. a jump in gas prices. find out how much. >> the u.s.'s largest gathering of conservatives set to start. we look at the impact of c.p.a.c. on the next election. ahead - will grows pull the rest of the european union. >> crisis. a month-long social media campaign examining the thin line between multicultural marketing and the commercialisation of black-american identity and accomplishment. tweet us your thoughts using the hashtag brandingblack. it's frustrating being stuck in the house. good thing xfinity's got 2 hour appointment windows. they e

. >>> now al jazeera's journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent 406 days in prison. peter greste is back home after being released. however, mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are still in prison, and al jazeera continues to demand their release. >>> in an online statement the islamic state in iraq and the levant says that the aid worker was killed while working with doctors without borders. >>> in iraq, hundreds of sunni muslim fighters are preparing an assault to take back their city from isil. it's strategic because of its proximity to the mosul dam. but we have reports now that there is concern over two below "l" control the area after isil has been forced out. >> they hide their faces because their families live under the rule of islamic state in iraq and the levant. these men are being trained a few kilometers out of the city they want to capture. they call themselves the sons of mosul. some of them have never been in battle. they say they've come together to fight an enemy that has come to destroy the city's history and the lives of its people. >> mosul all the peop

baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy are still in prison. al jazeera demands their immediate release. >>> a member of kenya's parliament has been shot dead. he and his driver and two body guards were killed in nairobi. masked gunmen approached his vehicle, opening fire. he entered parliament two years ago >>> >>> nigeria's election committee will announce whether it will delay the vote. there has been safety concerns where boko haram carried out attacks. let's go live to the other end of the country. we go the niger delta. what are the chances of this section being postponed? >> well i can tell you people here and all over the country. later in the afternoon they are asking whether the electoral commission would confirm the convictions or go ahead with it. this part of the country said words like if it is they won't accept a delay. members of the ruling party say the opposite. the government needs time to secure areas in the north and noost of the country. they secure the areas, so maybe she is people had a chance to vote. ordinarily people

in jail for 409 days, along with producer baher mohamed. julia yellich says the prime minister personally raised the case with egyptian officials 15 times thlt last nine in the last nine days. continue to call for mohamed fahmy's immediate release. fahmy and baher mohamed were accused ever concluding with the murvedmuslim brotherhood a charge they and al jazeera deny. a third detainee, peter greste has been unconditionally released. we need to take a break. when we come back, the votes for at indianindia. plus. >> i'm imtiaz tyap. >> "inside story", now at a new time. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day, breaking it down, getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find the inside story. >> now at its new time. weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> hello again, welcome back. i'm shully gauche. anwar ibrahim has lost his appeal. >>> althe presidential vote schedules for february 14th has been pushed back by six weeks in nigeria to give time to improve security. the german ch

along with baher mohamed. to raise the case of mohamed fahmy with the highest level of the egyptian leadership. the case she went on, raised the situation with mohamed fahmy in the last 19 days. we understand it's an upsetting day for the family and we continue to call for his immediate release. >>> now, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed refuse to be connecticuted with the muslim brotherhood and a third prisoner, peter greste, has been unconditionally released. >>> collecting taxes from its palestinian neighbors but palestinian members say they will not pay up. >> abdel jabbary are an illegal settlement neighbors his home. the charges he received were a tax called a rnona i don't get any services from the israeli settlement. everything here, the land, the water, all the it is are provided by the hebron municipality. >> his land is rounded by israeli settlements. 12 years ago israeli settlers constructed this structure on his property. he took it to court and the judge said it should be removed. this ruling makes

baher mohamed worked extensively in libya during the revolution there. baher missed the birth of his third child while he was in prison a baby boy harun born last august. >>> 33 members of the muslim brotherhood were sentenced to death, shortly after the military toppled former president mohamed morsi two years ago. the judge nagi shahata sentenced our colleagues to prison terms between 7 and ten years. mohamed [ [mohamed nasiri speaks. >> spouters, and if we look at this case as well, there were measures lack of fair trial guarantees so for instance not all the defendants were brought to the hearings of the trial the witnesses were not -- the witnesses were all from the police and being tried that police complex with undermines the presumption of innocence and the defendants were behind a dark glass screen in the courtroom which prohibited them from participating. the appeals will be decided in the court of cessation. and to order a retrial in a trial that meets fair trial guarantees without resort to the death sentence. >> in other news at least three

. >> al jazeera's journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spend 406 days behind bars. hey were accused of reporting false news and supporting the muslim brotherhood. charges that they and al jazeera deny. al jazeera demand mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed's immediate release. >>> nigeria and it's neighbors have pledged another 85,000 troops. it comes as nigeria's elect traditional commission came in locked in talks ready to postpone the election. al jazeera's mohammed ado has more on that from lagos. >> officials of the nigerian independent electoral commission are discussing whether to postpone elections for another six weeks. only 60% of 6 million voters have had their cards distributed. they say many people might be left out of the voting forces. another reason, of course, the insecurity in northern nigeria. boko haram instigateed violence that has displaced more than a million people. many may feel that they're not secure enough to come out and vote. there are others who think in the absence of voting for the representative of the will of the people. the electorates th

family, with you guys of course this is tempered bay real worry for my colleagues, mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and all the other guys imprisoned along side us, three students and a businessman, and all those who were convicted in abstentia. if it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of us. this has generated an enormous amount of good will across australia and around the world and i think egypt now has an opportunity to show just does not depend on nationality. if it's right for me to be free, it's right for everyone else who was imprisoned in our case to be free and all those who have withinbeen convicted to be freed of those convictions. >> meanwhile many have been sentenced to life in prison. they were convicted of taking part of clashes between protesters and security forces. >>> four people have been killed and nine abducted in a rebel attack on a libyan oil field. the raid took place at the remote oil field south of the coastal city of sirte. there has not been claim of responsibility. >>> troops that have launched the biggest offensive against boko haram in five years. jet

baher mohamed was ordered to pay more than $30,000 in bail. and we've got pictures here for you of a very relieved and celebratory journalist baher mohamed, understandably happy as he came out of prison. he met up with his nearest and dearest, if we can put it that way, when he arrived at this home. i'm hoping we'll get this picture back because they're really rather lovely shots of greeting his dog who he hasn't seen for more than a year. so really nice moment there. these pictures of mohamed and his family as well, that we can see. so obviously, a very happy day. it is still the case of bail i should say, but that sounds an awful lot better than the ten-year sentence that was handed down to him initially. the next court hearing due on february 23rd and both journalists have to check in at the police station every day until then. >>> it's bbc world news. stay with us here on "gmt," because, is there anybody out there? space scientists want the world's permission to try to contact intelligent alien life. you want an advanced degree, but someti