Two Al Jazeera journalists have been allowed to leave prison in Egypt after spending more than a year locked up.
Baher Mohamed was freed hours after Mohamed Fahmy's release on bail following a ruling by a Cairo judge.
The men still face a retrial on charges that they supported the Muslim Brotherhood, whose leader Mohamed Morsi was ousted as president in 2013.
A third journalist for the broadcaster, Australian Peter Greste, was deported to his home country two weeks ago.
The brother of Egyptian national Baher Mohamed told the AFP news agency: "He is at home for the first time in more than a year."
Earlier on Friday, the brother of Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy tweeted that he posted $33,000 bail following the decision to release them.
The men were initially detained in December 2013 and sentenced to between seven and 10 years.
The case further strained ties between Egypt and Qatar, where Al Jazeera is based, while human rights groups and several media outlets have described the arrests as politically motivated, saying the three were just doing their job.
Mr Greste was eventually freed under a hastily drawn-up law that gave President Abdel Fattah al Sisi the power to approve the deportation of foreign prisoners.
Mr al Sisi had previously acknowledged that the sentences had a "very negative" effect on Egypt's reputation and that he regretted that the trio had ever been put on trial.
Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, who spent more than 400 days behind bars, are due back in court on February 23 for the retrial, after a ruling that their original conviction was not supported by evidence.
Al Jazeera said the men's release was a "small step in the right direction" but that the "absurd" case should be dismissed.
While the retrial could see the case thrown out, it could also see the men convicted but sentenced to time served, or even face more prison time.
In Australia, Mr Greste said it was too soon for celebrations, adding: "The trial is ongoing, and nobody has yet been acquitted.
"I'm looking forward to the day when the court declares all of us innocent of the charges. Then the party will really begin."
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