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Mohamed Fahmy to be released on bail

Mohamed Fahmy is being released on bail, along with his colleague Baher Mohammed. A trial date has been set for February 23rd. We spoke with the CBC's Middle East Correspondent Derek Stoffel in Cairo to tell us more.

CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 18, 2015 4:48 PM EST | Last Updated: February 18, 2015

Mohamed Fahmy, the Egyptian-born Canadian journalist held for a year in a Cairo prison, has been ordered to be released on bail of $41,000 while his retrial continues. (Ahmed Abd El Latif, El Shorouk Newspaper/Associated Press)

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Mohamed Fahmy is being released on bail, along with his colleague Baher Mohammed. A trial date has been set for February 23rd. We spoke with the CBC's Middle East Correspondent Derek Stoffel in Cairo to tell us more.

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