Eissa Exonerated

In a completely unexpected move, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pardoned the two-month sentence for Al Dustor Editor Ibrahim Eissa, according to the AFP. 
Eissa was charged with harming the country after his paper published reports that Mubarak was in ill health. 
Although Eissa obviously welcome his reprieve from jail time, he still criticized freedom of the press in general.  
"The issue is larger than that between one reporter and the president," he told AFP. "The issue is that of Egyptian journalism, which suffers from an arsenal of laws that negate freedoms." 
Much of the press is controlled by the state in Egypt and published media must go through censors. Some journalists take bribes in cash, while lavish gifts and meals are usually expected at press conferences.