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Egypt postpones verdict in retrial of Al Jazeera journalists to Aug. 29

CAIRO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed for the second time the verdict in the retrial of Al Jazeera television journalists who have been charged with aiding a terrorist organisation, a reference to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, to Aug. 29.
Mohamed Fahmy, a naturalised Canadian who has given up his Egyptian citizenship, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed were released on bail in February after spending more than a year in custody.
A third Al Jazeera journalist, Australian Peter Greste, was deported in February.