Lawyer: Egypt's President el-Sissi pardons Canadian journalist for Al-Jazeera, 99 others

FILE - In this Monday, June 1, 2015 file photo, Canadian Al Jazeera English journalist Mohammed Fahmy, listens to his lawyer, Khaled Abou Bakr during his retrial in a courtroom, of Tora prison, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s state-run news agency said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned 100 people, including Al Jazeera English’s Mohamed Fahmy, and prominent human rights activists. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, file photo, Canadian Al Jazeera English journalist Mohammed Fahmy, listens to his verdict in a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s state-run news agency said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned 100 people, including Al Jazeera English’s Mohamed Fahmy, and prominent human rights activists. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File) (The Associated Press)

Egyptian Al-Jazeera English journalist Baher Mohammed, celebrates after being released from Torah prison in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Baher and his Canadian colleague Mohamed Fahmy were among a group of 100 people pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on the eve of the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The pardon also comes a day before the Egyptian leader is to travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (The Associated Press)