The Guardian Egypt sentences football fans to death in retrial after 2012 riot A court in Egypt has sentenced 11 football fans to death after a retrial over a 2012 stadium riot in Port Said that left 74 people dead. A Court of Appeal had ordered the retrial of 73 defendants in February last year after it rejected a lower court verdict in 2013, sentencing 21 people to death for being involved in the incident. The riot occurred in February 2012 when fans of the home team Al-Masry clashed with those of Cairo's Al-Ahly after a match between the two clubs. The death sentences given on Sunday have been referred to the grand mufti, Egypt's highest Islamic legal official. Although not his ruling is not binding, Egyptian law requires any capital sentence to be referred to the mufti for a religious opinion before any execution can take place. A final decision about the 11 fans' fate, as well as those of the other defendants, is expected on 30 May. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/19/egypt-death-sentence-football-fans-2012-riot Press TV Egypt's President Sisi meets with CIA chief in Cairo Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi held talks with CIA Director John Brennan amid Cairo's heavy-handed clampdown on opponents of the country's military-backed government. According to a statement released by the Egyptian government, Sisi and Brennan discussed regional issues, terrorism and "ways of enhancing bilateral relations" in their Sunday meeting in Cairo. The two sides agreed to continue "consultation and coordination on issues of mutual interest," the statement added. Read more: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/04/19/407106/Egypts-Sisi-meets-with-CIA-chief BBC Archbishop Welby in 'visit of condolence' for murdered Egyptian Christians Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby conducts currently a visit to Egypt to express condolence for the murders of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya. The group of migrant workers were kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic State (IS) militants in February. The archbishop will be meeting religious and political leaders during his visit, including the Coptic Christian Pope and the Grand Imam. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32370699 Middle East Monitor Egypt condemns Iran's interference in Yemen Egyptian Foreign Ministry has condemned what it called the "Iranian interference in the Yemeni crisis," considering it "inappropriate and unacceptable," Quds Press reported on Friday. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister's Amir Hussain Abdullahian called on Egypt for stopping the "continuous massacre that expands the conflict in Yemen." He also said: "It is unacceptable for Egypt to be part of such conflict." Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs, Ambassador Yasser Murad, said that the Abdullahian's remarks on the situation in Yemen and Egypt's internal affairs are "unacceptable" and a "contradict" the line of the relationship between the two countries. Read more: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/18121-egypt-condemns-irans-interference-in-yemen
