Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, could be freed from prison on Thursday, after a court in Cairo ordered his release.
The 85-year old was sentenced for life in a corruption case last year, however an appeal was successful and a retrial was ordered.
He was imprisoned over the acceptance of gifts from a state-run publisher and still faces separate charges for the killing of protestors in the 2011 uprising.
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