An Egyptian judge has ordered the release of two Al-Jazeera English journalists.

An Al-Jazeera reporter who spent more than a year in an Egyptian prison has returned home to Australia.

The release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy from a prison in Egypt is "imminent", Canadian foreign minister John Baird said.

Al-Jazeera English reporter Peter Greste has left Egypt after the president approved his deportation following more than a year behind bars in a case that was widely condemned by rights groups.

Al-Jazeera English reporter Peter Greste has left Egypt after the president approved his deportation following more than a year behind bars in a case that was widely condemned by rights groups.

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, wife of actor George Clooney, has said she was threatened with arrest when trying to publish a report into Egypt's judicial system.

An appeals court in Egypt has ordered a retrial in the case of three imprisoned Al-Jazeera English journalists.

Egypt’s president has acknowledged for the first time that the heavy sentences handed down to three Al Jazeera journalists had a “very negative” impact on his country’s reputation, saying he wished they were never put on trial.

An Egyptian court has sentenced three journalists to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges.