Ayman Nour, the Egyptian opposition leader, jailed after challenging Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, in 2005 elections, was unexpectedly freed on Wednesday.
Critics say the move may have come as a result of direct pressure from the new administration of Barack Obama, the US president.
Jamal Elshayyal reports.
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