Ahead of Eid-ul Adha, two Al-Jazeera journalists on Wednesday walked free after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pardoned them along with 98 others who were charged with supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood group and violating the controversial protest law.
Presidency spokesman Alaa Youssef said the two Al-Jazeera colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were among the pardoned group of 100 prisoners.
Following the announcement, Fahmy and Mohamed were dropped off by officials in Maadi near here.
Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed did not appear to be on the list when it was first published, nor did Australian Peter Greste, who was deported in February.
Fahmy was sentenced to three years in prison last month on charges of joining an outlawed group - the Muslim Brotherhood - obstructing governmental institutions and law, attacking the personal liberty of citizens and harming national unity and social peace.