fahmy and mr. mohamed today because at least their out of prison. >> we'll be talking to one of those other journalists in just a little while. i want your thoughts what we can expect then from february 23. >> well, one would hope that if there is any justice in egypt and there's precious little, that president al sisi, one would hope there would be better actions from canada than there have been so far that he would support the deportation of the canadian citizen -- >> i'm afraid the line to jeffery robinson seems to have gone away, but i think we got a gist really of what he was saying. al jazeera journalist who is very intimately involved in this whole case and so a ripple of excitement went through the newsroom when we heard the guys were left out on bail. >> this is the first time we've had since this awful process began on 29 december, 2013, the first time the egyptian judicial system is recognizing at last that the convictions were unsteady and hopefully we're going to see the 23 of february, there

he calls on the government to free mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. >> i can't tell you how relieved i ax at being free. i really didn't expect that we were settling in for a period of months and to be out now today, with just a few moments' notice really, is just extraordinary. but i also feel incredible angst about my colleagues, leaving them behind. i know there's mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed and the seven other people that were convicted alongside us in an ten is an ash ten in absentia. if it's right for me to be free then it's right for all of them to be free. for those to be convicted in absentia to be free of those convictions, it wasn't -- i woke up thinking much about the campaign ahead of us really feeling we were going to have to have an extended stretch in prison and the prison warden said come and pack your stuff? i said what, going to another prison or -- he said no no no, the embassy is coming in about an hour, go and pack your stuff. a feeling of real stress having to say good-bye to my colleagues colleagues who have really become family, you don't spend 400 days i

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

mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed have been detained for 411 days in a cairo prison.y are accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. their colleague, australian peter greste was freed and deported on february 1st. and the trial will resume on february 23rdrd. >> reporter: this could be the beginning of the end of an ordeal that lasted for more than 400 days. al jazeera's bureau chief, mohammed fahmy and producer baher mohamed, have been granted bail at the start of their retrial. [ applause ] >> reporter: mohammed fahmy was asked to pay a security bond of around $33,000. >> we'll abide by everything in the egyptian law, and i'm sure -- he has been vindicated by this and hopefully vindicated later on when this case falls apart completely. we wanted to keep ourselves not too excited or -- and just wanted to expect the worst, but we got something, so. >> reporter: but the judicial fight for the two will continue until the charges are dropped. mohammed fahmy was initially sentenced to seven years in prison. and baher moham

mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 411 days in a cairo prison.y are accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. their colleague, peter greste was freed and deported on february 1st. the trial will resume on february 23rd february 23rd . >>> this could be the beginning of an end. mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed have been granted bail at the start of their retrial. [ applause ] >> reporter: baher mohamed was asked by the judge to a security bond of around $33,000. >> we'll abide by everything in the egyptian law, and i'm sure he is being vindicated by this and completely vindicated later on in this case. everything was possible but we wanted to keep ourselves, you know, like not too excited or -- and just expect -- wanted to expect the worst but we got something, so . . . >> reporter: but the judicial fight will continue until the charges are dropped. mohammed fahmy was sentenced to seven years in prison and baher mohamed received ten. that decision was recently overturned. egypt's highest court of

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and spreading false news, in the aftermath of a military coup. from the beginning al jazeera rejected the allegations and demanded the men's release. within a few weeks the hashtag #freeajstaff had gone viral around the world. human rights groups called the five month trial a sham. the so-called evidence against the three men included a video of sheep herding footage of peter greste in kenya, as well as footage from an entirely different channel. >> we found that the videos have no criminal indictment whatsoever. >> reporter: in june with the three men in cages the courtroom packed with journalists diplomats and relatives erupted with the guilty verdict. >> i don't know how the judge came to that decision. >> greste an australian, and fahmy, an egyptian canadian, were sentenced to seven years. model was sentenced to 10. >> it was the darkest day of the sentence. still remains in my memory as just an awful awful nightmare. >> world leaders including president obama denounced the court

mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 411 days. their retrial is tu to resume due to resume at february 23rd. fahmy's bail was set at 33,000. that's not an option for egyptian baher mohamed who doesn't have a foreign pcht. passport. he doesn't hold a the ability to leave the country. cnn correspondent ian lee was in court and set this report. >> there really wasn't a dry eye in that courtroom among family and friends when they were told they were going to be reunited with their loved ones. defense lawyers talking to the judge, going after the ruling of the previous trial pointing out all the holes in the ruling. it was that case was passed down from a higher court who mentioned the same thing. that it just -- there was really nothing, no merit to the charges against them, that kept them in prison. so the judge then released them on bail. mohamed fahmy also gave a very passionate speech about giving up his egyptian nationality something he did regrettably he then waved an egyptian flag to show his pride talking to family members afte

we have a report. >> al jazeera english's cairo bureau chief mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohammed were arrested on september 29, 2013 alongside correspondent peter greste. initially, their detention was believed to be temporary based on problems with their media accreditations. within days, they were held on terrorism charges alleging they were aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the journalists and al jazeera rejected the charges. so did the global media community, protestors around the world demonstrating in solidarity with the three men. when the trial finally began in february the three pleaded not guilty. the procedures were ridiculed by legal experts around the world. evidence presented by the prosecution included footage from a different channel, music found on the journalist lap tops and some of peter's work in africa. on june 23 the verdict guilty. mohamed and peter were sentenced to seven years baher ordered to spend a decade behind bars. six others were sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia. credited six came from around the world. >> we've been clear both pub

. >> egypt announced a retrial for al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed will beginuary 12. they're accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges that they and al jazeera deny. fahmy's family released a statement saying he gave up egyptian citizenship to be deported to his home in canada. they say the prosecutors have not yet met their side of the agreement. the canadian government has expressed disappointment over egypt's decision to keep mohamed fahmy behind bars. canada released a statement that they are deeply upset. canada calls for the immediate release of mr. fahmy. >> a member of the canadian senate said canada's prime minister needs to push harder for mohamed fahmy's freedom. >> i sit here outraged over what happened in cairo with mohamed fahmy. i've always thought from the get-go that the prime minister of this country should have intervened right away. we've been told over the last many months that there are back channels, front channels and so on and so forth but it should be the main channel and the main channel is the prime minister of t

. >>> canadian government is calling for the immediate release of mohamed fahmy who is a candidate citizen and in jail for 409 days now. 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 an

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

mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed now at home with their families, granted bail by an egyptian court ony. plus. >> reporter: i am andy gallagher in north carolina, the bodies of the three victims who were shot here on tuesday are laid to rest. we'll bring you reaction from the local community. ♪ ♪ >>> isil forces in iraq are moving closer to a major government base housing hundreds of u.s. troops. fighters attacked the western town the al bagdad and anbar province from two collection on his thursday. it has been we sieges by isil for months now the fighting was a few miles way from the base where u.s. are training iraqis. more of the towns fell under isil control after the group advanced quickly under syrian border last summer. imran kahn is in baghdad trying to find out exactly what is happening down there. what do you know? >> reporter: let me tell what you the official u.s. reaction is. they say they are aware of the reports of isil taking the town of al baghdad-y or trying to take the town. they are aware of skirmishes they say, they are on the outskirts of that town. they say the a

also mohamed fadel fahmy walks out of prison a day after being granted bail along with our other colleague baher mohamed. >>> ceasefire to stop the fighting in ukraine. thousands topped the funeral for three young muslims killed in the u.s. state of north >>> united nations security council has been briefed on the situation in yemen. a coup carried out by rebels led to further instability. >> yemen is collapsing before our eyes. we cannot stand by and watch. countries are facing multiple challenges. dangerous political crisis continues in sanaa. the prime minister and government ministers and other state officials must be granted freedom of movement. i'm concerned by reports of excessive use of force to disperse peaceful demonstrators, and the use of arbitrary arrests. i call for the protection of human rights especially the rights of peaceful assembly and to freedom of expression. >> we have more from the southern city of tiaz. >> so more warnings from the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon. in yemen, a lot of people were asking what the united nations is willing to do in order to solve w

. >> out on bail, al jazeera journalist baher mohammed and mohamed fahmy are now with their families. >> a shia mosque has been attacked in the pakistani city, at least 19 people have been killed. this is the second serious attack on a mosque in two weeks. >> they clothes the busiest time of the week, friday prayers. a small group of men wearing suicide vests entered the building and shot at worshipers, even throwing grenades. one blew himself up, killing the most number of people. another attacker was held down by some of the worshipers until he was shot by officers. according to a local police chief, this was a courageous decision that prevented many for deaths. the people were caught in the middle of a long running violent campaign by the pakistani taliban. it wants to him pose a strict version of islamic law and wants more control and said this is revenge for the killing of one of its men in december. >> the taliban has chosen to target shia muslims a minority community in pakistan. this is where 150 people, mostly children were killed in a school in december. the government's bee

that's what mohamed fahmy said. they are really happy that peter greste is out, but he wants all of them to be treated equally. just like peter greste is guilty of nothing, we are guilty of flog. we didn't commit any acts of violence to be charged with terrorism. and he raised the egyptian flag in court and all the people inside applauded. so mohamed fahmy just gave a speech to explain why he decided to denounce his egyptian nationality and he said that the officials talked to him, promised him that he would be out soon but that did not happen. so peter greste is out while both mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are in trial today, waiting for the fate to be decided by the judge. >> and very emotional and dramatic scenes inside that courtroom. and you mentioned peter greste i know he tweeted his support for his colleagues. just remind us exactly what it is that these two men are accused of having done wrong. >> reporter: yes the three of them actually were charged with aiding the now-banned muslim brotherhood group and

he and two of his al jazeera colleagues, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed, were convicted on terrorismes including "spreading false news" in support of the muslim brotherhood, deemed by the government a terrorist group. canadian-egyptian fahmy and egyptian national mohamed are still imprisoned. the three were initially sentenced to seven to 10 years but earlier this month, an , egyptian court ordered a retrial. egypt's court of -- the managing director of al jazeera english, al anstey spoke in doha after greste's release. >> 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 of mixed emotions. we have to focus on the fact that baher and mohamed are still behind bars for hundred days after being taken into detention. that injustice needs to come to an end. there guilty of nothing apart from great journalism. >> egyptian authorities accuse al jazeera of being a mouthpiece of the muslim brotherhood. the three journalists absolute

freedom. >> i sit here outraged what has happened in cairo with mohamed fahmy. i always thought from the get-go that the prime minister from this country should have intervened right away. we have been told over the last many months that there are back channels, there are front channels so on, so forth. but it should be the main channel and the main channel is the prime minister.of prime minister of this country. any other canadian journalist in particular circumstances of this would have been released months ago. talking to president sisi, should get this done. the awfnt journalist is home and said if i'm allowed to be free then we should all be free and that includes other journalists who are in egyptian jails as we speak. >> chinese president xi jinping can set to make his first visit to the is u.s. later this year. they are discussing the visit but no date has been set. last met in september after an economic cooperation meeting in beijing. >>> u.s. workers in northwest ohio has joined the first nationwide strike at american oil refineries since 1980. a loca

. >> first and eception court released to al jazeera journalists on bail, mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed were detained 411 days in cairo. they're accused of colluding a the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges they and al jazeera deny. their clothing, australian peter greste was freed and deported february 1. he'd suspended 400 days behind bars. the trial will resume on february 23. victoria reports. >> al jazeera english's cairo bureau chief mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed were arrested december 29, 2013 always peter greste correspondent. originally it was believed to be temporary and based on bureaucratic problems with media accreditation. within days, egyptian's top prosecutor announced they were held on terror related charges alleging they were aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the al jazeera network rejected the charges. so did the global media month. protestors around the world demonstrated in solidarity with the three men. when the trial finally began in february the three pleaded inning. the proceedings were ridiculed by legal experts around the world. evidence presented by

and you know i know that there is mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed and the seven other people that were convicted alongside us in absentia and seven others who have nothing to do with the case who are serving sentences. so amidst all of this relief i still feel a sense of concern a real sense of worry. because if it's appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free then it's right for all of them to be free. >> much more of that interview coming up at the half hour. our paul beban is here with more on greste's release and the fight to release our al jazeera colleagues paul. >> after a lot of anxiety and anguish peter said his freedom was a total surprise. he was on a daily run when a guard came and told him it was 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 at being free. i really dent didn't expect, we were settling in for a couple of months and for a few moments notice is extraordinary. >> reporter: on december 29, 2013 three al jazeera journalists were arrested in cairo, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher moha

mohamed fadel fahmy, our colleague was released from prison on bail. he was held for 412 days along with baher mohamed, also expected to be released within hours. the two journalists were granted bail by an egyptian judge. they were being retried on charges that they aided the muslim brotherhood. neave barker reports on their day in court. >> reporter: this could be the beginning of the end for an ordeal that lasted more than 400 days. mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed were granted bail at the start of a retrial. it's a huge relief for their families. >> i'm going immediately to tell the kids that their father is going home and life will be beautiful. i'll wait to welcome him back. life has changed today. >> baher mohamed was asked to pay a security bond of $33,000. >> we will abide by everything in the egyptian law. i am sure he's been vindicated by this. 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, moha

and i -- you know i know that there is mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. and the seven other people that were convicted along with -- alongside us in absentia who are serving prison sentences. so amidst all of this relief i still feel a sense of concern a real sense of worry because if it's appropriate for me, if it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of them to be free. and for those who are convicted in absentia, to be free of those convictions. >> wanted to ask you about that yesterday the process for you personally how the day evolved and also how it felt for you for example what was the last thing you said to your colleagues? how did the day play out? what is it something you expected and how did the day play out for you? >> no, it wasn't expected at all. i woke up very much thinking about the campaign that lay ahead of us, thinking that we would have to spend an extended stretch in prison. i went for a run and the prison war den called me over and said time to get your stuff. it's time to go. and i said go where to another prison? he s

. >>> mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have left egypt after being freed on bail. you may remember they spent more than a year behind bars. a court ordered their release, pending a retrial that will take place later this month. mohamed fahmy had to pay bail and has to check in with the police station every day. our correspondent in cairo, sally nabil, has been telling me about the reaction to this release. >> reporter: it is a sense of relief, a sense of happiness, whether among the defendant's families the lawyers, or even among human rights activists and journalists here in europe the two journalists were released this morning from a police station. they didn't give any statement to the press. however, i had spoken to their families yesterday in court, and the sense i got is that they now, they are getting ready for a break, a breath of freedom. they are going to spend some time together. a picture of baher mohamed's family has been posted on twitter this morning with the word, "reunion" below the picture. baher mohamed's younger son was born while he was in pris

. >> for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and all the other guys who were imprisoned long side us. >> well, jordan's king has vowed to step up efforts against islamic state in iraq and the levant. the king said that the the martyr of moaz al kassasbeh will not nobody vain and the response ever jordan and it's army after what happened to our hero. >> reporter: jordan warned of an earth-shaking response to the murder of pilot moaz al assasbeh. isil had demanded the release of al rishawi. another iraqi prisoner was also executeed. sentenced to death by hanging for murdering a jordanian truck driver in iraq. pilot al kas as assas kassasbeh died while defending his faith homeland and nation. >> reporter: the pilot's father who was too shaken to speak after finding out his son had been killed came out with these strong statements hours later. >> i demand that avenge be more than executing prisoners. they're acting in barbaric manners, eye aggravating international laws, code of ethic and code of prisoners. i demand that the government take revenge of the blood of moaz and the dignity of our coun

mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed have now 2411 days behind bars, accused of colluding with the outlawedbrotherhood. al jazerra refutes the charges. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: al jazerra english's cairo bureau chief mohammed fahmy and baja are mohamed were arrested in 20 thing alongside peter greste. originally they did he tinges was believed to be temporary. based on problems with their media accreditation. but within days they were it was announced they were held on terror charges alleging they were aiding the out had you had muslim brother hid. the journal assists and the al jazerra network rejected the charges. so did the global media community. protesters around the world demonstrated in sol dirt taye with the three men. when the trial finally began in february the three pleaded not guilty. the proceedings were ridiculed by legal experts around the world. evidence presented by the prosecution included footage from a different channel music found on the journalists' laptops and some of peter's work in africa. on june 23rd the verdict guilty mohamed and peter sentenced to

the canadian government is is callings for immediate release of mohamed fahmy. canadian official raised the case of mohamed fahmy with egyptian officials 15 times in the last nine days. we understand this is an upsetting timing for the family, we continue to call for mohamed fahmy's immediate release. >>> while fahmy and baher mohamed have been accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood, something they deny. the two-phase retrial this thursday a third al jazeera journalist peter greste has been released unconditionally. >>> the united nations envoy to syria is in town for talks with the government. seeking a truce for the biggest city in the country aleppo. moalem says he plans to push for a freeze in fighting to get aid into the city. at the height of clashes between rebel forces and competing groups. force he made it clear that damascus will not be accepting foreign ground troops in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> i clearly say that we are keen in defending syria's sovereignty. the syrian arab army is carrying out its mission with courage. >> said to

canadian officials raised the case of mohamed fahmy with egyptian officials 15 times in the last nine days. we understand this is an upsetting time for the family, we continue to call for mohamed fahmy's immediate release. the two are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood, charges they and al jazeera deny. their earlier conviction had been thrown out. two face retrial on thursday. a third al jazeera journalist, peter greste has been unconditionally released. >> india's common man party has swept the delhi state elections. the anti corruption party won 67 out of 70 seats. the ruling b.j.p. which won the national elections last year took the remaining three. we have more now on what the new party is promising. >> the party is enjoying a second win in the state elections. last time around, it formed a minority government, but stepped down after only 49 days. it had failed to keep its promise to pass anti corruption legislation. now, though, with an overwhelming majority, people expect action. >> we've done our duty. we voted. now it's up to them to do their job. >> the pa

in his first interview he asked for egyptian to free mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. stephanie dekker spoke to peter greste about the moment he learnt he was being released. >> look i can't tell you how relieved i am at being free. i 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. but i also feel incredible angst about my colleagues leaving them behind. i know that there is mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, and other people that were convicted along side us in absentia and four others that had nothing to do with that case 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 if it's right for me to be free, it's right for all of them to be free. for those convicted in absentia to be free of those convictions. >> i want to ask you about that yesterday, the process for you personally how the day evolved and how it felt for you. what was the last thing said

>> well i think today the crunch will come for mohamed fadel fahmy. it may be at the al jazeera at the end of the day one. let's face it peter greste the australian, was released lasts week and mohamed fadel fahmy's lawyers were told that he would not be far away because the authorisation has been given to remove his egyptian citizenship, so he's a full-blooded canadian. therefore entitled to the same latitude that mr peter greste has been given, namely deportation. there was another development this week when the appeal court brought down its written judgment and said there was no evidence terror. >> against these men, and that was the charge on which they were convicted. they were doing their jobs as reporters, and there was no evidence that they had any sinister relationships with the muslim brotherhood. so that is an important development, and the court hearing today comes in against the background of the appeal court saying there is no evidence against them. so with any luck and the egyptian system is upside down but with any luck from mohamed fad

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 citizenshi

. >> egypt has announced a retrial on thursday for al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammedho have spent 408 days in jail. they're charged with aiding the muslim brotherhood which they and al jazeera deny. prosecutors say that canada should have pushed hard for his release. >>> there are a list of problems with the initial judgment including the case failed to prove that mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed had any links to the muslim brotherhood. it failed to prove that an act of terror occurred, and the case did not clarify what illegal equipment that mohammed fahmy is accused of carrying. >>> workers in nine states are striking up talks with the shell oil company broke down. they're negotiating a national contracts for workers for other countries. the united steal workers one of the workers on the bit line. >> the main thing we want people to understand is that this is not about financial--this is not a financial strike. this is about safety and going home to our wives and our children. which live in the communities that these refineryies were built in. some of our biggest conce

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 m

. >>> 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

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 jazeera continues to call on egypt to have all of its journalists exuberated. richard martin, al jazeera. >> u.s. president barack obama has asked technology firms to share more informati

. >>> 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 peo

delight, the world over about this, but still huge concern about the fact that mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are still locked up. has there been any word about any progress on what could happen to these two men? >> yes, indeed. now that peter greste's case is almost certain. all eyes are on baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy, the other two egyptians that were accused and sentenced in this case. for mohamed fahmy, who has a canadian nationality, it was rumored yesterday that was in the process of revoking his egyptian nationality, so we can benefit from the law under which peter greste was released and deported. even though this was denied today, for baher mohamed, who has been sentence ed tod to ten years in prison he has only egyptian nationality, and there were a lot of calls, even from pro-government journalists today on local and private television for him to be one way or another. because they say it doesn't serve the regime it doesn't do anyone any good. because it looks as if he'll -- he's being punished just for being an egyptian and the beneficiaries of the law would be the for

. >> back home baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy are free on bail. >>> and in sport, a trail runnings growing in popularity. we'll meet a womb from nepal who is dominating the race to become a champion. ♪ >>> the taliban says that it has attacked a shia mosque killing at least 20 people in northwestern pakistan. it happened during friday prayers. it's the second attack on a shia mosque in pakistan within two weeks. >> 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 police chief, this was a courageous decision that prevented 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 oth

along with producer baher -- mohammed fahmy.adian officials raised the case of baher mohamed 15 times in the last nine days. we continue to call for mohammed fahmy immediate release. they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. a third al jazeera journalist peter has been released and is now back home in australia. >>> still ahead on the news hour aid for the victims of syria's war, the u.n. chief talks to us about efforts to raise money. >>> celebrations in delhi, as an anti corruption party wins state elections in a huge setback for the prime minister. more on that. stay with us. ♪ >> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> welcome back. a reminder of the headlines here on al jazeera. u.s. president has confirmed the death of american aid worker kayla jean mueller. obama has vowed to find and bring to justice those responsible for her death

now they both have slightly different cases because mohammed fahmy is canadian egyptian. d the other egyptian national nationalalty. how might that impact the various outcomes for their situation? >> it may be light at the ends of the table for mohammed fahtmy. he may face giving up his citizenship and i think the concern is for baher mohammed who may be left to rot in jail while the international spotlight turns on to other situations. >> let's focus on the international spotlight. at al jazeera, we are grateful to everyone who held this campaign whether it's journalists or government or anyone that just, for example, followed the freeaj hash tag on twitter. the reality, often the western journalist gets more attention, especially when he worked for the bbc, say mohammed fahmy worked for cnn. once that is taken away what will be the difficulty in trying to maintain the spotlight on this campaign internationally? >> well, i think what we really need from the international community is leadership. we have seen lots of statements condemning what's happened in egypt. we have

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 foreign minister welcomed the release. >> i'm here to announce that peter greste has been released unconditionally from gaol in cairo and has departed from egyp

with my 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

. >>> al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have now spent 406 days hyped bars in egypt. they along with our colleagues peter greste were accused of spreading false news and supporting the muslim brotherhood. charges that they and the al jazeera deny. peter greste was released earlier this week. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are still in prison, and al jazeera demands their early release. >>> transasia has cancelled 90 flights after a crash killing 39 pool. the pilots turned off a running engine after the other one failed. following wednesday's crash dozens of pilots are taking efficiency tests. they've also or ordered the airline to conduct fuel and system checks. >>> gang violence has made el salvador a difficult place to live. >> police searching for suspects. they know gangs hide in empty homes. a neighborhood controlled by the 18th street gang. many houses here are completely abandoned. >> officer rodriguez said that the gangs threatened the owner stabbed him and scared him away. >> the owner left. there are still bloodstains on the floor and the house gun to be dis

shia houthi rebels officially took control of the government in a coup last week. >>> mohammed fahmy,ohamed 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. richard martin reports. >> after 411 days after too much time alone in prison it's like a dream come true. >> reporter: al jazeera producer baher mohamed enjoys 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 presentation. if time goes back i would choose the same experience. i will 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. the judicial fight will continue until the charges are dropped. baher was initially sentenced to ten years, and fahmy to seven years in prison. in that decision was recently overturned. e

the retrial of al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed resumes tomorrow. their ordeal is far from over. >>> on friday, greece extended a four month extension of its bailout. europe's financial troubles are far from over. monday greece will submit a letter to the euro group outlining a way to keep its finances in check. before ratifying that four month extension to the greece's bailout program. we start with neave barker in brussels. >> now that a tentative agreement has been reach it's to greece to set out a list of potential reforms to consider by its creditors. if the creditors are satisfied the agreement will be passed on to euro zone groups and parliaments for ratification. that's going to happen next but in the long run what happens when the four months of funds start to dry up? that's the question. greece had initially asked for six months of funds to allow it to implement much needed reform but it does mean that that time is now much less. and that's to quote all sides of this dispute the hard work really now begins. >> now greece joined the europea

fahmy mohamed and peter greste spent more than a year behind bars. greste was deported to his native australia a few weeks ago. fahmy relinquished his egyptian citizenship in the hopes deportation would follow. instead, he remains egypt. he and mohamed are required to check in with police each day. >> i wait and see, but i'm happy that i was returned back. i will not stay in prison. i'm happy that i'm going back to my family. >> mohamed only recently met the youngest of his three children for the first time. his son was born during his imprisonment. the waiting and uncertainty continues. for fahmy, the toll is becoming unbearable. >> it's become really costly for me, and on every level emotionally, financially, my whole family is stressed. >> legal experts have called the case against the men a farce. six other al jazeera journalists have been sentenced in absentia to a decade each behind bars. throughout their plight, journalists across the globe have come to their defense with protest. it's a campaign that will continue until all the journalists are

. >> al jazeera's journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spend 406 days behind bars.they 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 t

. >> 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,

. >> 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

. >>> the canadian government is calling for immediate release ever mohamed fahmy. 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 i