An appeals court in Egypt has ordered a retrial in the case of three Al Jazeera journalists convicted of spreading false news, however they were not granted bail.
A new trial is expected to take place within a month, but no date has been set, according to the BBC. A defence lawyer told journalists prosecutors said there were major problems with the verdict
The three journalists were not in court for the brief hearing Thursday.
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