Egypt’s security forces last December arrested four Al Jazeera journalists in Cairo.
Correspondent Peter Greste, producers Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed as well as cameraman Mohamed Fawzy were held in custody after arrested by security forces
Greste is a veteran journalist who previously worked for Reuters, CNN and the BBC over the past two decades.
Human rights groups had said conditions for journalists in Egypt have become difficult since former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was removed in a coup on July 3, 2013.
The arrests came after a series of clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood supporters across Egypt.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Monday that Egypt, Syria and Iraq have become among the deadliest countries for journalists to work in.