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BRISBANE: Jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste has applied to be deported from Egypt, his family said Friday, describing it as the "best option" after a court ordered a retrial of the Al-Jazeera reporter and two colleagues.

CAIRO: Egypt's top court began hearing an appeal Thursday by three jailed journalists of Al-Jazeera television as hopes for their release grew amid thawing relations between Cairo and Qatar, where it is based.