Alaa Abdel Fattah embraces his mother, writer Laila Soueif, left, and his sister Sanaa Seif at home in Cairo after his release from prison - Mohamed El-Raai/Getty Images Egypt has pardoned its most ...

"I cannot believe myself for sure, I cannot yet comprehend that this is real, and that Alaa is with us. I cannot believe that I'm seeing him here at home among us normally. I guess it will feel more ...

CAIRO (AP) — The downtown Cairo apartment of Alaa Abd el-Fattah was filled with laughter and joy Tuesday as family and friends gathered to absorb the long-awaited news: the pro-democracy ...

CAIRO (AP) — Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was pardoned and released Monday after nearly 12 years in prison. “An exceptionally kind day. Alaa is free,” his sister Mona ...

The Egyptian-British journalist and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is freed by presidential pardon after nearly six years in prison, while 19 other journalists remain jailed under Egypt's press crackdown.

Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was in prison for almost all of the past 12 years, speaks to his family as he arrives at his home, after a presidential pardon, in Cairo ...

Read full article: San Antonio endures more than 40 days without significant rain CAIRO – Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was pardoned and released Monday after nearly 12 ...