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Mohammed Fahmy

Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed (L to R) listen to a ruling at a court in Cairo June 23, 2014. The three Al Jazeera journalists were jailed for seven years in Egypt on Monday after the court convicted them of helping a "terrorist organizatio

Frosty relations between the US and Egypt are further tested by Egypt’s crackdown on journalists

Global Politics

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Cairo to meet with new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. This high-level meeting was an attempt by Washington to improve strained relations with Egypt following months of political unrest. But the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists Monday could be another setback.US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Cairo to meet with new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. This high-level meeting was an attempt by Washington to improve strained relations with Egypt following months of political unrest. But the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists Monday could be another setback.

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