Sudan to release Egyptian journalist

Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel, who has been detained in Khartoum since 3 July, is due to be released, possibly today, and will then be deported from Sudan. Adel, a reporter with the independent Egyptian daily Al-Watan, was detained while covering student protests against Sudan's austerity measures. She was accused of entering Sudan without a visa and working as a journalist without obtaining the proper permissions from the authorities. Her case was taken up by Egypt's president, Mohamed Morsi, who contacted the Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir. Adel, 25, has covered several Arab Spring revolts and was injured while on assignment in Syria. After her arrest in Sudan her mother went on hunger strike while staging a sit-in outside the Sudanese embassy in Cairo. Sources: Ahram Online / Egypt Independent