Egypt’s foreign ministry says 2 arrested Canadians free to leave Egypt now

TORONTO – Egypt’s foreign ministry says a travel ban has been lifted for two Canadians who were barred from leaving Egypt following several weeks of imprisonment without charge.

The spokesman for Egypt’s foreign ministry, Badr Abdel-Atty, said today the pair has been cleared to leave Egypt.

He says prosecutors have ended their interrogation of the Canadians.

John Greyson, a filmmaker and professor, and Tarek Loubani, a physician, had checked in for a flight to Frankfurt, Germany, last weekend.

They were prevented from boarding after their names appeared on a “stop-list” issued by prosecutors.

The pair had just been released after being held without charges since Aug. 16, when they were arrested while observing a demonstration in Cairo.

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Associated Press writer Sarah El Deeb in Cairo contributed to this report.

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