there has been anger all around egypt, not just cairo, police acting with impunity. in the end we see that over and over again, that police never - there's no accountability. we have seen all the officers who were inducted in the cases for example, if you remember the clashes that happened clashes that lasted for six days the interior ministry, use and excessive force on the protesters there. a lot of them were ultras and were famous bird shots and snipers shooting in the eyes and actually that became one of the symbols of the ultra struggle against police forces. i think what happened today it will bring others back to the forefront, and there'll be a lot of trouble again, and again, president abdul fatah al-sisi will be on the spot. accountability will come back to the forefront and what it will do is add not only what happened today, but accountability to happen over the last four years. >> zeina khodr, stay with us. i'll remind you as you continue to watch the pictures of riot police confronting angry crowds of fans at the stadium in cairo. you are watching al ja

mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed will now be freed after 411 days in detention in cairo. they had been in court on the first day of their retrial accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they both deny the charges. their colleague was freed and deported on february 1. he'd spent 400 days behind bars, they're trial will resume february 23. we have a report. >> al jazeera english's cairo bureau chief mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohammed were arrested september 29, 2013. initially it was believed to be temporary and based on accreditation problems. within days, egypt's top prosecutor announced they were held on terror-related charges. the journalist and al jazeera network rejected the charges of aiding the muslim brotherhood. so did the global media community. protestors around the world demonstrated in solidarity with the three men. when the trial began in february the three pleaded not guilty. the proceedings were ridiculed by legal experts around the world. evidence presented by the prosecution included footage from a different channel. music found

he joins us on the line from cairo. what have witnesses told you about how the violence started. >> stories are disturbing about what really happened there. what is disturbing is the video and evidence showing how the police arranged for each narrow cage for the audience to enter the stadium, and for at least an officer wearing a balaclava and holding a rifle. shot twice. and those entering through this cage or tube or whatever vehicle. unnecessarily. there was no attacks, there was no violence there was nothing calling for this the shooting of the tear gas. those that are inside the cage we end up with all the fatalities just because of a stupid police officer and we are going to escape prosecution. >> let me say, because we know there has been a history of distrust between the football fans and security forces in egypt. is this a case of football violence. there may be more to the incident. >> violence - it's police violence. >> why then would the police want to target the football fans. >> football fans especially ar

>> two al jazeera journalists jailed for 411 days have been granted bail as their retrial begins in cairo. >> hello welcome to the world news at al jazeera. a breakthrough on the ukraine crisis a ceasefire after hours of tough negotiations in belarus. >> the korean air executive who flew into a rage over a packet of nuts has been found guilty of violating aviation safety. >> greeks show support for their new government, but debt talks with the e.u. have failed so far. >> an egyptian court grand two al jazeera journalists bail. mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed have been detained 411 days accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood chars they and al jazeera deny. their colleague australian peter greste was freed and deported february 1 after spending 400 days behind bars. their trial will resume on february 23. we have a report. >> al jazeera english's cairo bureau chief mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohammed were arrested on september 29, 2013 alongside correspondent peter greste. initially, their detention was believed to be temporary based on problems with their media ac

critical part of cairo. the central -- central cairo. that explosion went off, blew out some windows there. we don't know -- no one has claimed responsible at this point. we're talking about very high security at that part of the city and, of course there at the airport. there's no suggestion at this point that those two incidents are linked in any way. we just don't know at this point. we will stay on top of this story and bring you more details as they which in to us. >>> the bombs found at the airport were not detonated in any way, security worked in that situation. for anyone who travels internationally, this is an important thing to note. a cnn investigation is revealing a serious gap in airport security in the u.s. this follows a high-profile days in atlanta where agents broke up an alleged gun smuggling operation arresting a delta airlines backage handler and -- baggage handler and passenger. >> there are two standard at american airports. one for passengers and another for employees with access to secure areas. cnn has more. ♪

get dozens of friends -- are read at this more in cairo. dozens of friends and family turned up after a focal match turned to violence. unlike most games, this one was open to the public. but the number of tickets was limited to 10,000. the interior ministry says police were forced to fire tear gas and shotgun pellets after ticketless supporters began scaling stadium walls. the deaths, they say, were caused by stampede when people started to panic. supporters maintain that they fired on the ticket holding fans that they queued to enter the stadium through the gateway. >> this is what we call excessive force. it shouldn't be like this. anyone who has a ticket gets killed. any money protest gets killed. >> the ones to blame are the ones who broke the rules. we have waited a long time for the authorities to allow fans to attend matches. >> football fans have been banned from attending those games after the worst ever sporting disaster three years ago when clashes between police and supporters left 74 dead in port said. following sunday's viole

two al jazeera journalists jailed for 411 days have been released on bail as their retrial begins in cairo. >> a breakthrough on the ukraine crisis warring parties agree to a ceasefire after hours of tough negotiations in belarus. >> the korean air executive who flew into a rage over a pack of nuts is found guilty over a violation of air safety. >> greeks show support for their new government, but debt talks with the e.u. have failed so far. >> first and eception court released to al jazeera journalists on bail, mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed were detained 411 days in cairo. they're accused of colluding a the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges they and al jazeera deny. their clothing, australian peter greste was freed and deported february 1. he'd suspended 400 days behind bars. the trial will resume on february 23. victoria reports. >> al jazeera english's cairo bureau chief mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed were arrested december 29, 2013 always peter greste correspondent. originally it was believed to be temporary and based on bureaucratic problems with media accreditation. within day

sally nabeel is in cairo for us. what exactly happened there? there seems to be very two very different versions of event? >> there are two conflicting counties to the same story. we have the official account posed by the ministry of interior. they said that police forces were trying to protect the stadium from damage by an angry mob mob. they said thousands of people were trying to go into the stadium without tickets, to attend the football match. however, we have another account by the football fans who crowded outside the stadium last night. they said that the police forces had allowed them inside a very narrow corridor leading to the stadium and after that the police forces they have shot down the exits, shortly, security forces started firing tear gas and also buckshot. a lot of people there was a huge stampede a lot of people suffocated. there were thousands crammed into a very narrow space. this is why at least 20 people were killed. and many others were injured. >> and it prompted -- well no more football indefinitely in egypt. >> report

he has been in jail in cairo for 409 days, along with producer baher mohamed. they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood, charges they and al jazeera deny. the earlier conviction had been and the two face a retrial on thursday. peter greste has been released and is back home in australia. >>> still ahead here on al jazeera. ♪ >>> anti-corruption supporters celebrate after routing the ruling party's elections in dehli. stay with us. ♪ >>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here. u.s. president has confirmed the death of an american aid worker who was being held by isis. obama vows to find and bring justice those responsible. >>> intense fighting between government troops and pro-russia separatists in eastern ukraine. at least seven people have been killed in a rocket attack. the government is denying report business the separatists that they have surrounded a town. >>> russia's president has been holding talks with president al-sisi in cairo. >>> now u.s. commanders have carried out air strikes against al jazeera america fi

>> more than 40 people killed as violence erupts at a football match in cairo. hello and welcome to al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. i'm elizabeth feranem. also ahead. jordanian fighter jets target i.s.i.l. rolling out the red carpet for the u.k. film industry. we have the results from the baskers. >>> at least 40 people have been killed during a riot at a football match in a the egyptian capital cairo. researchers say it's the worst football riot since three years ago in cairo that led 40 dead.. >> some do not have tickets for the game. police try to stop them with barricades, when that doesn't work they fire tear gas. some people have accused the police of using violence to try to pacify the crowd. the police have denied this. >> few people walked in slowly and then we have someone telling us we will let you in from the back door so people thought okay this is it we will get in from the back door then they started using tear gas. because of the large numbers people started to run they started jumping over the fence. >> in the confusion a stampede

deadly riots at a soccer match outside a cairo stadium. secretary of state john kerry jordan pounds i.s.i.l. targets for the third day in a row. their aim to wipe the group off the plan. we

this was the scene in cairo where demonstrations were peaceful. nearby, there are reports that security forces used tear gas to disperse protests that got violent. >> al jazeera journalists baher mohammed and mohamed fahmy are at home with their families after spending 412 days in detention. their retrial on charges of colluding with the band muslim brotherhood is due to continue in 10 days. we have the latest. >> after 411 days, too much time in prison, it's like a dream come true. >> as al jazeera producer baher mohammed during the first moment of his new found freedom a day to celebrate with his wife and three children. >> i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression. i'm really proud about it. as time goes back, i would choose the same experience, and i know the case is still there. i'll continue. i'll continue to fight for the free dom of expression, and i will not back off. >> baher and his colleague mohamed fahmy were granted bail by a judge on thursday. they were imprisoned in egypt for 411

we can talk to cnn correspondent who is reporting from cairo. and first of all talk us through the events of today, and what the reaction was in the courtroom when the announcement was made that our two journalists would be released on bail. >> reporter: there wasn't a dry eye in that courtroom among family and friends, when they were told they were going to be reunited with their loved ones. we saw the defense lawyers talking to the judge, going after the ruling of the previous trial. pointing out all of the holes in the ruling. that case was passed down from a higher court who mentioned the same thing that there was no merit to the charges against them that kept them in prison so the judge, then released them on jail. mohammed fahmy gave a passionate speech about giving up his egyptian nationality. he then waved an egyptian flag to show his pride. talking to the family members afterwards, they are looking for the next step. for mohammed fahmy they are looking to have him deported like peter greste to canada. this is up to the judge this time.

back in cairo on a sunday night. families were at morgues trying to final loved ones. >> we were trying to have fun. instead of celebrating, we are here to attend funerals. this is the time we are living in now. this is our day and age. >> the egyptian prime minister held a meeting with ministerial colleagues to establish what happened. but already the government has decided to pose pope the premier league until further notice. >>> an iraqi troop will launch a major ground offensive in the coming weeks to take back territory from the islamic state of iraq and levant. ut u.n. envoy leading the coalition, general john alan made the announcement during an interview with the official agency. let's go to jane arraf, who joins us live from baghdad. what can you tell us about the ground operation by the iraqi troops? >> well it's what the iraqis have been preparing for since i.s.i.l. took over fully a third. country. what general alan is saying is he seems to believe that iraqi forces are betting ready for this and the coal

another bomb exploded in the heart of cairo, but without any casualties. two more bombs were defused overnight at cairo international airport. >> the head of security at the airport has said that he believes both of these devices were found at terminal three outside the terminal three holding. the road to the airport is still open. it is heavily monitored by police. the airport is functioning as normal. they are heightening security. the bomb that was found and defused came with it a small note, which said, simply, wait for us in march. >> any confirmation these incidents could be related and who might be behind these attacks? >> no formal claim of responsibility. the vast majority of attacks has happened are from one or two groups. when is now pledged allegiance to the islamic state. most of their attacks take place in the sinai peninsula. there is one other group soldiers of egypt, responsible for the majority of the attacks like these in cairo. we haven't had any claim of responsibility yet. >> tom stephenson reporting from cairo. the tunisian prime min

you've been listening to those sentences being read out of the cairo courtroom. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: yes, everybody cheered in court when they announced all the defendants will be out. the case has been adjourned until the 23rd of february. mohamed fahmy will be there 250,000 egyptian. nearly 30,000 brothers. but finally, they will be out, lots of hopes that the judge today is going to respond positively to the request admitted by the lawyers to release the defendants. actually, before the judge announced his verdict, fahmy gave a very emotional speech. he said that he had no other option, but to renounce his egyptian nationality. he said that he didn't ask for it but he received the call from a high-profile official who told him that if he renounced his egyptian nationality, he can be out, because they want this case to be closed. he denies any kind of relation with the muslim brotherhood. he says that we didn't commit any acts to be charged with terrorism. he said that peter greste is out and we are very happy for him, but we want to be treat

also ahead: 40 people are killed in a stampede outside a football stadium in cairo. egyptian's public prosecutor orders an investigation. >> taking on boko haram we get a rare look at operations by multi-international forces in northern nigeria. ♪ ♪ >> we'll tell you why the biggest awards ceremony in music wasn't just all song and dance. >> talks are underway in yemen to try to solve a political crisis there after houthi rebels took power in a coup friday. one opposition party has withdrawn, but the talks continue. the party demands the release of some people arrested by the houthis and asking for the restriction on demonstration to say be lifted. more from the city of thaese. >> negotiations seem to have fallen flat just as soon as starting really. there was optimism on the political scene here, speaking to all political parties and they agreed to sit down and discuss things on monday. there is as report that there were demands that three members detained by the hooties be reds and they were owe posed to the fact that the interior minister held saying no one wo

the blast occurred outside a pizzeria in cairo on thursday. it follows the detonation of three other devices targeting the offices of cell phone companies. our cairo correspondent has more details. >> the telephone company's targeted were vodafone and the united arab emirates based company. they took place around 6:30 in the morning. they were quite small. the third bomb was outside a popular restaurant in a working-class neighborhood appeared three workers were injured, one of which killed. another injuring six people, including police personnel. we have seen these kinds of attacks increase in recent months. there was a huge spike in deadly attacks that almost exclusively targeted the army and security personnel and killed soldiers and policemen. they have spread to mainland egypt with attacks texan cairo and the delta region. a militant group has pledged allegiance to the islamic state. we have seen an increase in these kinds of smaller bombs that have targeted public spaces, commercial interests -- earlier this month, there was a small bomb

christine. >> ian lee in cairo. the white house convenes three-day summit on countering violent extremism. the latest poll suggests president obama is losing support when it comes to isis. 57% of americans disapprove how the president is handling the threat posed by isis. 40% approve. significant decline from months ago. at the same time nearly 8 in 10 americans want the congress to go ahead with authority to use force on isis. >>> houston, texas, a man confessed to setting a fire that destroyed a building in an islamic center last week. took two dozen firefighters to extinguish the blaze. 55-year-old darrell ferguson is charged with first degree felony arson. authorities say ferguson lives near the mosque. apparently told them why he set the fire but not saying publicly. >>> we are learning more about the suspected gunman in two deadly attacks in copenhagen this weekend. officials say he pledged his an allegiance to isis before the shootings. the danish prime minister called for national unity. we have cnn's nic ro

reports of an explosion in central cairo. that's according to a witness telling the reuters newsagency. the cause of the blast is not clear. there has been a number of blasts carried out since the army toppled mohamed mursi. that's all the information that we have right now. we will hope to have much more on this as we get more information. back with more after the break. >> a crisis on the border... >> thery're vulnarable... these are refugees... >> migrent kids flooding into the u.s. >> we're gonna go and see josue who's just been deported... >> why are so many children fleeing? >> your children will be a part of my group or killed... >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines no refuge: children at the border only on al jazeera america >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera, the head of a u.n. inquiry looking into war crimes during the conflict in gaza in 2

. >> 40 people killed in a stampede outside a football stadium in cairo. egypt's public prosecutor orders and investigation. >> america's top envoy to iraq says government forces will begin a major ground campaign to take back territory from isil. ♪ ♪ >> we'll tell you why the biggest awards ceremony in music wasn't all just song and dance. >> we'll begin this news hour with breaking news out of nigeria. the national security advisor in nigeria said all boko haram camps in the north of the country will be completely destroyed within six weeks. his comments come ago the countries presidential election has been delayed because of. >> security in the north of the country where the group is active. we'll have more on that breaking news later in this news hour. >> talks are underway in yemen to try to solve the political crisis there. one party has withdrawn but the talks continue. friday houthi rebels took power in a coup, plunging the country into turmoil. many regions in the south and east have ejected the houthi declaration. tribes are threatening to st

at least 40 people died outside a stadium in cairo. funerals have been held for some of the fans killed. as osama been javid reports the blame game has become political. >> reporter: this is funeral of abu a 23-year-old football fan who died at the air defense stadium in cairo. his family is among those mourning the people who left to watch a football match but came back in body bags. football fans tried to enter a premier match between local club zamalik and mp. but some didn't have tickets. barricades failed to hold back the crowds. >> the police were in front and behind the gate. they fired tear gas this caused panic and people fell on top of each other. >> the confusion resulted in a stampede. the fan association of the zamalik club called it a massacre by the police. but police officers were overwhelmed. egypt foreign minister said, in a statement an increasing number ever fans gathered outside the stadium pushed to 10,000. climbed walls in an attempt to enter resulting in injury. relations have been tense since the 2010 revolutio

ian lee many thanks to you, joining us on the line there from cairo. any more information that ian has, he will share with us. >>> well the u.s. is now considering providing defensive weapons to ukrainian troops battling pro russian separatists. >> this comes as the leader of the self-proclaimed people's republic of donetsk announced a drive to recruit 100,000 new fires. [ explosions ] >> at the same time this of unfolding. fighting between government troops and rebels continues to intensify in eastern ukraine. >>> with all the fighting, there is increasing pressure for washington to take action. but as michelle kaczynski reports, there are major drawback to consider, as well. >> reporter: shelling fighting civilian deaths escalating as russia expands its influence inside ukraine. now from some top u.s. officials, we hear shifting tone. internal discussions. support in military leadership for the u.s. and its allies to do more. arm ukrainian forces with defensive but lethal aid. >> we haven't taken options off the table. >> reporter: the president said

we begin in cairo. deadly clash there between football fans and police have prompted egypt's government to now suspend premier league matches indefinitely. >> state media stay at least 30 people were killed in clashes out a stadium. this amateur video shows part of the confrontation as it unfolded. [ crowd noise ] >> the interior ministry says it all started when fans tried to force their way into the stadium, but some people say they were teargassed by police as they walked through an open entryway. cnn's ian lee had more now from cairo. >> reporter: another bloody night for egyptian football. thousands of fans of the club went to support their team. many though wouldn't return home. police dispersed the crowd with teargas after accusing the fans without tickets of trying to forcefully enter the stadium. chaos ensued around a metal gateway. fan responded on their official facebook page calling the incident premedicated murder. many of the deaths resulted from a stampede according to the ministry of hea

of two al jazerra journalists accusedded of colluding with the muslim brotherhood set on adjourn in cairo after 411 days in jail for them. ♪ ♪ >>> diplomatic sources say that leaders are close to signing a peace deal to stop fighting in eastern ukraine. talks continued through the night in minsk. the leaders of ukraine russia, france and germany have been trying to thrash out i've deal in the capital of belarus. hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between ukrainian government troops and pro-russia separatists since the start of this year alone. rory challands has more from minsk. >> reporter: the leaders arrived here several hours ago, they had some photo opportunities and then they went in to the discussions to begin what is obviously a very, very difficult round of talks. we have also heard through various sources that they are preparing some sort of joint declaration, but it seems like there is a lot more talking before that happens. there are many, many issues that they have to discuss here. they have to talk about things like the lines of demarcation between the separ

my previous visit to cairo was 10 years ago. i and all my colleagues were glad again to be here on hospitable land of egypt. in speed of the complexities which had to be overcome by egypt in last years in bilateral operations we move to new levels of cooperation. negotiations continued the start of last year in sochi the exchange of opinions on all things russian-egyptian cooperation, key national and regional problems. it was a working visit. i hope that you will accept my invitation to come on official visit to moscow, we'll have another opportunity to continue our contact which we got in my mind are very positive. >> the priority importance we spend today to economic cooperation. >> ok, we are going to leave mr. putin as he carries on with his warm words to his egyptian host about his current visit to the egyptian capitol cairo and talk to abdullah, assistant professor at georgetown university. the order of answering the call, popular islamic activism, clearly an expert on egypt. first of all your first impressions of mr. put

angie ghanem is in cairo. she talked about the chance that peter greste's colleagues being released now as well. >> the prospects for the egyptian mohamed fahmy, is looking good so far. there are some reports that are talking about him being also deported after splitting him from his egyptian nationality, so he would become a canadian national and he could be deported from the country. however the image is not really clear about the third egyptian who is in jail as well baher mohamed. no one is talking about him. there is no talks for him to be freed soon. however, his case is now the talk of the social media in egypt. people are expressing anger, only because he wasn't have a foreign passport he will remain in jail and no one is speaking about any solution to his problems. >> and what is social media saying about this whole case? >> well the social media is very relieved and happy. most are thinking about this case damaging egypt's reputation, and they're expecting -- they're happy about the release of people

and this is what he had to say about spending that much time in cairo with them. >> we would support one another very very directly. we knew that people had their ups and downs -- excuse me their updates and down days and we were very careful at helping one another out listening to one another, talking to one another supporting one another and at the same time, giving space when we needed it. and so i think we have all grown very close as a result of this process, as a result of this experience. >> reporter: peter greste described his own dark days in the cairo prison cell. he said that it had taken an awful lot of mental strength and physical strene to this get him through. he had meditated. he had started a university degree from within the prison. and he kept himself physically fit as well. all three things he said were absolutely essential to getting him through. and he thought about a holdiday that he had taken with his family to some island just up the australian coast. that image kept him going. >> now he can go on another holdiday. all tempered by the fact that the fight to f

he has been in prison in cairo. he tweeted: canadian officials raised the case with egyptian officials 15 times in the last nine days. we understand this is an up setting time for the family we continue to call for mohammed fahmy's immediate release. they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. a third al jazeera journalist peter has been released and is back home in australia. >>> lots more still to come here on the al jazeera news hour. ♪ >> celebrations in deli as an anti corruption party wins elections. >>> plus we meet the napoli villagers who have had their kidneys stolen to then be sold. >>> and in sport extreme cold temperatures are causing problems in the yukon race. that's also still to come. ♪ >>> now u.s. commanders have carried out air strikes against isil fighters near the iraqi see of mosul. kurdish peshmerga forces have also reported by retaken some areas. the nearby mosul dam controls the water supply for several large towns. imran khan has mo

from cairo, egypt is sharif abdel kouddous, democracy now!'s correspondent and a fellow at the nation institute. he recently returned from a reporting trip in libya. and vijay prashad is a professor of international studies at trinity college and columnist for the indian magazine frontline. he is the author of several books, including, "arab spring libyan winter" and, most recently, "the poorer nations: a possible history of the global south." he is joining us from connecticut public television. processprofessor, let's start with you. isis is beheading of the coptic christians from egypt? >> amy, this is not the first egyptian airstrike in libya. it is reported, although egypt denies it, that in august of last year, egyptian fighter planes alongside fighter planes from the uae struck near tripoli , the capital of libya. at that time, going after the escalation by libyan dawn to capture the city in the parliament. libyan dawn is a coalition, but dominated by the muslim brotherhood, which is, of course, the group that president sissi has seen as

the fighting broke out earlier today, between police and soccer fans in east cairo. officials say at least 40 people were killed in stampedeing clashes. and dozens others killed. a stadium engulfed in flames. fans and players filling street. >> groups of football fans try to get into the air defense stadium in cairo. they have come the reach a game between zemelac and eppi. some don't have tickets to the game. they try stop them and use tear gas. the police have denied violence. >> few people walked in slowly and then people telling us, we will let you in from the back door. they thought, this is it, we will get in from the back door. because of the large numbers they started to use tear gas. people started jumping over the fence. >> a stampede occurred and many people died from suffocation. >> the way the police dealt with the violence and how egyptian blood has become so cheap and how are fans being killed so easily over a football match. >> reporter: egypt is no strange tore football violence. in 2012, 74 rming people died, in al ahly and al-masri. people were at

be to the east of cairo right? >> and a new cairo. >> how big would it be? >> it is going to be the same size all-new cairo. >> ok. who is going to build it? we heard is going to be a you a firm. can you name the uae firm? >> i like what you said, unnamed firm. >> have you never it down? -- narrowed it down? >> we are into the finalization of getting a developer that will build it. and by the time of the economic conference in march, we will -- the aspects and have the agreement. >> in your for would it down to how many -- you have narrowed it down to how many? two. >> can you tell us? >> no. >> we know they are -- we can probably guess. abu dhabi? >> a lot of master developers and british master developers and i think we are involved with the developers. >> how much will it cost and how much -- who will finance? >> close to 500 billion each of two pounds -- egyptian pounds, $80 billion, something like that. >> which end of the road, abu dhabi or dubai? >> voth both. -- both. >> holds financing? >> private sector.

cairo says the strikes killed several isil fighters in the raid. but civilians include children appear to have been affected as well. meanwhile security in egypt has been stepped up. armed vehicles have been deployed on roads and highways in every province of egypt. their job is to keep public buildings and property safe and secure. >>> egypt had reportedly been planning an operation against isil for months, in coordination with the u.n. backed government. delegates from that government are in cairo to discuss the next steps. meanwhile, france has called on the u.n. security council to take action against armed groups in libya italy has also indicated it would participate in any military i want sense in libya. and soon after launching those air strikes in lake yeah, egypt signed a multi billion dollars deal with france for new military hardware. nadine barber reports now from paris. >> reporter: ours after egyptian war plains bombed isil targets in libya a new boost for president sisi and his government. french minister was in cairo on monday sign

some of those kills were fans. >> football fans try to come to the stadium in cairo. they've come to watch the football match some without tickets. >>> the police try to control the crowds with barricades. when that didn't work they fired tear gas. >>> suddenly they closed the gate and told us to get out through another gate. the police were in front and behind the gate. they fired tear gas. this caused panic and people fell on top of each other. we started to leave quickly. there were old people in the crowd, and they were crushed by other fans. those who would leave were confronted by police. >> people fell down and were trampled. it was called a massacre by the police. the officials say that the police officers were overwhelmed. in this statement, an increasing number of fans without tickets gathered outside of the stadium. the numbers exceeded 10,000. they pushed to storm the gates of the stadium and climbed walls in attempt to enter resulting in the jury of dozens. relations between security forces and football fans have been tense since the 2011 revolution. foot

victoria reports. >> reporter: this is the air defense stadium in cairo, and these are supporters of the football team waiting to be allowed in. to enter supporters have to pass through a metal passageway. but as the crowd surges forward, the metal structure collapses. fans are trapped. people panic. with no barrier now in place to stop fans from getting in the police have to make a decision quickly. do they allow the crowd to enter the stadium or force them back. they decide to fire tear gas at the crowd. fans rush to escape and it sets off a stampede. security experts say the police should have handled the situation differently. >> they should have picked out ringleaders that are causing stroubl. if they have got to show a use of force, show you have got force but in an unaggressive manner. because the moment you start using batons or bullets, you are just adding flames to the fire. >> reporter: the fan association accuses police of a massacre. but officials say the police officers were overwhelmed. this is not the first time tactics used by egyptian police have been questioned. la

after more than 400 days in prison a journalist has been released from prison in cairo on bail. on thursday he and al jazeera colleague were granted bail. they've been ordered to a retrial for charges of supporting the muslim brotherhood. a charge they both very strongly deny. and we have this tweet from his brother that says my brother has been released from the police station. i'm going on vacation before they arrest him again. thank you all. >>> we move on here in the show and go to the state of north carolina where the fbi has opened a preliminary inquiry into the shooting deaths of three muslim college students. investigators plan to look into whether the triple murder violated federal hate crime laws. police believe the shooting was fueled by rage over a parking space, but investigators say they haven't found evidence that would indicate it was a hate crime. thursday, the three victims, just 19 21 and 23 years old, all were laid to rest. tributes and prayer services were held on campuses of their universities. >>> in the u.s. capital, around 200 people there attended a vig

there are pictures all over cairo of his face. there are newspapers talking about how he is the hero of his age. vladimir putin in return gave al sisi a gift, a special gift of a ka kalashnikov rifle in return. >> thank you rory. that's rory challenge our correspondent live in moscow. we go to our correspondent actually in eastern ukraine in donetsk. charles, you've been in the region you've seen what's happening on the ground. what is the situation there? we heard of rocket attacks but there are other incidents taking place in the region. >> that's right. we've just returned from a town which is close to -- very close to the city of debaltseve, which the separatist forces now are saying that they have completely surrounded. it was taken over by the separatists a few days ago. when we were down there there was a lot of outgoing and incoming shelling, a town completely deserted. we spoke to a separatist commander down there who indeed told us that he said his fighters had surrounded debaltseve. he said that there was poor communica

selena bieb, bbc news, cairo. >> let's speak to an associate fellow many international securities at london's world united surfaces institute. thanks for joining us. is this just poor crowd control or are there many deeper political reasons behind this? >> some of the issue of security sector reform in egypt has been one that has been brought up many times in the past five years, but different political forces. but unfortunately, it's an issue that the authorities in egypt, under any regime over the past five years, whether it's mubarak or morsi, whether it's sisi on every level, the issue of security and secular reform has been left by the wayside. this is a very serious structural problem, that if not addressed, particularly around issues of accountability but also reform within the security sector, you see things like this happening. and unfortunately, will continue to happen. and we're seeing quite a few instances like this in the past four years. >> is it always the case though, that security at football matches, where obviously tens of thousands of fans attend will be armed wit

mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed had been detained for 411 days in cairo. they are a k accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. and their trial resumes on february 23rdrd. >>> crossing over to new york and speaking to the middle eastern north africa program coordinator. excuse me, you are joining us from washington not new york. obviously you as well as al jazeera, and the international community welcome this decision for our journalists to be let out on bail but what do you expect to happen on february 23rd? >> i'm hoping that the judge decides to dismiss the charges. i think it was clear that he has an intention of letting this one go because normally you are not allowed bail unless the judge feels that there is no problem in this case and he doesn't likely want to invite people [ inaudible ]. also coupled with the fact that on monday egypt's highest court released its report on the trial, and it includes not just a procedural error that went throughout but also criticism to though lower court, the crimi

we can take you over to akram who joins me from cairo. can we start with the release of peter greste? delight, the world over about this, but still huge concern about the fact that mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are still locked up. has there been any word about any progress on what could happen to these two men? >> yes, indeed. now that peter greste's case is almost certain. all eyes are on baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy, the other two egyptians that were accused and sentenced in this case. for mohamed fahmy, who has a canadian nationality, it was rumored yesterday that was in the process of revoking his egyptian nationality, so we can benefit from the law under which peter greste was released and deported. even though this was denied today, for baher mohamed, who has been sentence ed tod to ten years in prison he has only egyptian nationality, and there were a lot of calls, even from pro-government journalists today on local and private television for him to be one way or another. because they say it doesn't serve the regime it doesn'

i want to bring in cnn's ian lee with the latest from cairo. ian, this is a call to arms. >> reporter: it is. good morning. we heard from president sisi was a state of union address from egypt. right off the top was the fight against isis. egypt fighting on two fronts. battling them are northern sinai and they had 13 air strikes targeting isis in libya after the brutal beheading of the 21 egyptian christians. he talked about the pan arab army saying the need for arab force is growing and increasingly needed every day. he didn't give many details about what this force would look like and who would happen but we know that arab countries have offered assistance for the battle. with the need that the egyptian military's main role is to defend only the egyptian border. if asked by arab brothers they could be there to protect the region. john. >> is there a sense of how the call is resonating with the people in egypt and other arab nations? >> reporter: here in egypt, the call has seen as fairly popular. listening to the speech, it sounded like the e

osama ben jave reports. >> a person who died out of the air defense stadium in cairo. his family is among 30 others who mourn their family members' death. the family threw tear gas when barricades failed to hold back the crowds. >> translator: the police were in front and ahead of the gate. they fired tear gas this caused panic and people fell on top of each other. >> the confusion followed. what happened, was a massacre by police said one witness. the interior ministry said, that an increase of fans without tickets gathered, they climbed walls in an attempt to enter resulting in the injury of dozens. relations between security forces and football fans have been tense since the 2011 revolution. football supporters were part of the mass protests. many had no political affiliations. but the media director at the egyptian football association accuses the outlawed muslim brotherhood of being involved. >> translator: this is an incident that has happened on purpose. they meant to insult the police and take the country back to square one. the root of the problem is that they

chaos and violence break out before a football match in cairo. egyptian state media say at least 30 people died in clashes with police sunday. authorities say it started when fans tried to force their way into the stadium. egypt's cabinet has suspended the country's premier league matches indefinitely. >>> two attacks in baghdad, iraq kill more than a dozen people monday morning. a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a popular restaurant killing at least 12 people and wounding others. in another area an ied went off on a busy street killing one person. >>> u.s. president barack obama will host german chancellor merkel in washington monday amid growing violence in eastern uvain. the two are expected to discuss providing arms to ukraine, something ms. merkel opposes. she's set to join the meeting in belarus on wednesday. >>> the growing violence in ukraine is taking a heavy toll on civilians living in the hardest hit area. >> a rebel leader says at least eight were killed over the weekend in donetsk. nick paton walsh shows us the damage and

al jazeera released from jail and reunited with his nearest and dearest as he's released on bail in cairo. >>> is there anybody out there? or anything? come to think of it, should we even be trying to get in touch? >>> also ant program aaron's here, having a big look at a u.s. conference on cybersecurity. >> david, president obama is traveling to stanford university in silicon valley today and he's expected to order companies and the government to share more information on threats from computer hackers. some say it sounds good but the question is can this be done whilst at the same time protecting our privacy? >>> it's midday here in london 7:00 a.m. in washington, 7:00 p.m. in ukraine where there are still some 36 hours to run before that cease-fire is due to come into effect in the east of the country. and the sounds of conflict well, they continue to be heard in the cities of donetsk and luhansk. government forces say 11 of its soldiers are being killed and more than 40 wounded since the deal was signed in minsk on thursday. there are unconfirmed reports that civilians have also been k

the former cairo bureau chief said she was ecstatic at the decision. >> i just want to say thank you egypt, for doing the right thing. i would like to thank my country that i love for doing the right thing. >> raced and egyptian flag before being ushered back into a holding cell -- he raised and egyptian flag. he confirmed he had given up his dual citizenship. the wife of the other journalists released told reporters that his fight does not end here. >> of course am very happy. the judiciary has served us justice, but we will continue until we get a full acquittal. he h comttedo crime and is not been convicted of anything. >> as long as a final verdict has not been handed down, he has not yet found innocent, either. the trial appears to be just beginning. >> coming up, we'll have a lot more on the issue of press freedom. reporters without orders is warning that that freedom is increasingly coming der pressure across the planet. >> will also have the latest where the director behind "downfall" returns to the nazi air a for his latest project -- not see era -- nazi era for his latest p

most of the victims came from the christian village of el-aouria south of cairo. today relatives sobbed andve shouted in grief. one father begged for the return of his son's body. egypt's president abdel fattah al sisi visited cairo's main cathedral to offer his condolences and condemned what he called a heinous act of terrorism. the slain were kidnapped by militants in libya. they were among the hundreds of thousands of egyptians that traveled there looking for work in the oil fields. if the video is confirmed, this will be the first time that isis has killed foreigners outside syria and iraq and it raises concerns they are forging new links to militias in libya. the kidnapping also means that egypt is now fighting groups linked with isis on two fronts to the west in libya, and to the east in the sinai peninsula. egypt has dispatched a foreign minister to new york where they're hoping to rally as much international support as they can for this militaryth intervention in libya. in the meantime, scott, extra security has been deployed inside egypt for fear ofr repr

this is for you guys in cairo. [applause] [applause] >> well, that brings towards the end first of all can i thank very much becky anderson for being our host this evening. [applause] >> you're watching watch al jazeera television. we're watching the awards where peter greste has been awarded a very special award. peter beaming and received a standing ovation when he arrived on the ceremony today. he said the award was not a surprise. it still felt like a shock. he was receiving it, of course, on behalf of mohamed fahmy baher mohammed with whom he spent so much time in a cairo jail but he was accepting it for the 99% of journalists who were not allowed to step up and receive the award but should receive it oh oh oh for the questions they ask on a daily basis. it's for the men and women in media. the media had a lined up behind them in an extraordinary way. this is al jazeera. you're watching peter greste being awarded a very special award with the royal television society in the united kingdom. we'll have more on t

let's bring in ian lee with the latest from cairo. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, christine. isis is probing over 600 line frontline around the city of mosul looking for weaknesses. the kurds are stretched thin along parts of the line. isis really trying to take the pressure off the city of mosul. the key city in iraq. the peshmerga have been holding that line defensively for some time but they have had some major clashes and one recently just the other night was the largest clash we have seen in some time where isis fighters attacked for hours going after. it was such close quarter fighting air strikes were not able to be used for fear of killing the kurds as well. afterwards they were able to use them. this is the isis strategy of trying to get the pressure off mosul. we heard from the iraqi ambassador recently as well that iraq the government in baghdad, is going to be planning some offensive against the city some time this year. right now, the kurds are holding off until the offensive begins. >> ian lee, thank you f

jazerra journalists accused of colluding with the muslim brotherhood is at the time setoguchi to begin in cairo. 411 days in jail for them now. ♪ ♪ >>> ukraine's president petro poroshenko has told the afb news exactly at that russian conditions at the minute evening peace talks are unend table. diplomatic sources say the leaders are close to saning a peace deal to stop the fighting ukraine. leaders from russia, france, and germany have been trying to get the deal done with hundreds of people killed between the government troops and pro-russian separatists. rory challands on the phone with the latest from minute he can. despite what poroshenko is saying we understand that they are back in the negotiating room rory. >> reporter: this is turning out to be an incredible difficult negotiation. it's been going on for well over 12 their hours now. [ inaudible ] various stations in hopings and he can peck take that some sort of deal imminent each team and hopes have been dashed. and. [ inaudible ] >> rory, we'll have to leave it there, i am afraid the quality of the phone line not good enough. tha