Hopes dim Egypt to release Australian Al Jazeera journalist soon

Juris and Loise Greste, parents of Australian journalist Peter Greste of Al Jazeera, hold his 2011 Peabody award during a news conference to discuss their continuing efforts to attain his freedom in Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 31, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year, after Cairo sent mixed signals about his case, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.

The Al Jazeera reporter is serving seven to 10 years for crimes that include spreading lies to help a "terrorist organisation" - an allusion to the Muslim Brotherhood group which is banned in Egypt.