In Egypt, the leading opposition politician Ayman Nour has been freed after more than three years in jail. Nour was jailed shortly after he challenged President Hosni Mubarak in national elections. The release was unexpected, as he still had nearly two years left in his sentence.

Ayman Nour: “I say now that I’ve been released without any agreement, without any bargaining, without any deal. This was not offered, and if it had been, we wouldn’t have accepted. I’m out of prison to practice my rights as an Egyptian citizen.”