1. Demonstrations in Cairo’s streets.
An anti-government demonstrator calls out to other demonstrators to gather before midnight in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011.
An anti-government demonstrator calls out to other demonstrators to gather before midnight in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011.
2. Thousands defy Egypt protest ban.
A riot policeman walks past burning tyres placed to form a barricade during clashes with protesters in Cairo January 26, 2011. Thousands of Egyptians defied a ban on protests by returning to Egypt's streets on Wednesday and calling for President Hosni Mubarak to leave office, and some scuffled with police.
A riot policeman walks past burning tyres placed to form a barricade during clashes with protesters in Cairo January 26, 2011. Thousands of Egyptians defied a ban on protests by returning to Egypt's streets on Wednesday and calling for President Hosni Mubarak to leave office, and some scuffled with police.
3.Egypt’s government clamps down on protests.
A man holds an Egyptian flag in front of riot police in Cairo January 26, 2011.
A man holds an Egyptian flag in front of riot police in Cairo January 26, 2011.
4. A man embraces a soldier.
A man embraces a soldier as protesters walk past soldiers while shouting slogans during a demonstration against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis January 14, 2011.
A man embraces a soldier as protesters walk past soldiers while shouting slogans during a demonstration against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis January 14, 2011.
5. Rocks against bullets.
Rioters carry rocks during clashes with riot police in downtown of the capital Tunis January 14, 2011. Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali declared a state of emergency on Friday and warned that protesters would be shot in an increasingly frantic effort to quell the worst unrest in his two decades in power.
Rioters carry rocks during clashes with riot police in downtown of the capital Tunis January 14, 2011. Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali declared a state of emergency on Friday and warned that protesters would be shot in an increasingly frantic effort to quell the worst unrest in his two decades in power.
6. Youths burn a portrait of Ben Ali.
Youths burn a portrait of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration near Tunisia's embassy in Paris January 11, 2011.
Youths burn a portrait of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration near Tunisia's embassy in Paris January 11, 2011.
7. Demonstration in Tunis.
Protesters demonstrate against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis January 14, 2011.
Protesters demonstrate against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis January 14, 2011.
8. Protesters burn an picture of the president of Tunesia, Ben Ali.
9. An Egyptian riot police officer sits and watches how his colleagues fire tear gas grenades towards demonstrators, who are covering them in a rain of rocks and stones.
10. An Egyptian demonstrator stands on a moving tank while he checks his cellphone. Internet and mobile phone services have been closed down by the Egyptian government for quite a while.
11. An abandoned military vehicle stands burning in the streets of Caïro.
12. A protester shows a shotgun shell to prove they are being shot at with deadly arms.
13. An armed vehicle of the Eyptian army drives through the streets of the capital, while graffiti on it reads 'Fuck Mubar(a)k'.
14. Protesters ignore the curfew and occupy the streets even during the night, in Egypt.
15. Egyptian riot police prepare for another clash with protesters.
16. A protestor runs for cover when a tear gas grenade explodes nearby.
17. Injured and sitting on the ground, while friends can only watch, January 2011.
18. A demonstrator points towards 'USA', which is written on a tear gas grenade used by the Egyptian police force.
19. Two young protesters show their molotov coctails, moments before they launch them towards police officers.
20. Thousands of protesters ignore the curfew.
21.The situation in Egypt covered by a British newspaper.
22. Demonstrators climb a water cannon in Suez, Egypt.
23. One of many posters promoting the revolution in Egypt.
24. Egyptian demonstrators clash with Egyptian police in central Cairo during a protest to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms on January 25, 2011.
25. A Tunesian soldier with a flower in his gun stands in front of the headquarters of the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) party of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in downtown Tunis, January 20, 2011.
26. Protesters gather outside the central Tunis headquarters of the RCD, Tunisia's ruling party for several decades, and refuse to move back.
27.Protesters are confronted by riot police as they demonstrate in downtown Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in the Egyptian capital chanting against President Hosni Mubarak and calling for an end to poverty.
28. Protesters are confronted by riot police as they demonstrate in downtown Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in the Egyptian capital chanting against President Hosni Mubarak and calling for an end to poverty.
29. Egyptian demonstrators clash with Egyptian police in central Cairo during a protest to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms on January 25, 2011.
30. Tear gas smoke fired by Egyptian police is seen as demonstrators gather in central Cairo to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms on January 25, 2011.
31. Tunesian protesters flee for tear gas.
32. Smoke rises from fire left after clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Tunis on January 14, 2011 after Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's address to the nation.
33. A Tunisian demonstrator prepares to throw a rock during clashes with security forces in Regueb, near Sidi Bouzid on January 10, 2011. Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali blamed weekend rioting that left at least 14 people dead on "gangs of thugs", dismissing increasing concern from the international community. AFP PHOTO/STR
34. Protestors flee a volley tear gas in Tarhir Square on January 29, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets across Egypt in Cairo, Suez, and Alexandria to call for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Riot police and the Army have been sent into the streets to quell the protests, which so far have claimed 32 lives and left more than a thousand injured.
35. Protestors chant as they stand on an army tank in Tahrir Square on January 29, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
36. A child sits on a tank while a Egyptian soldiers stands by during a demonstration against President Hosni Mubarek in al-Tahir Square on January 29, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
45. In this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, shows protestors burning a portrait a Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and looting furniture in Suez, Egypt. The Arab world's most populous nation appeared to be swiftly moving closer to a point at which it either dissolves into widespread chaos or the military expands its presence and control of the streets
46. Egyptian demonstrators gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo on January 30, 2011 on the sixth day of angry revolt against Hosni Mubarak's regime amid increasing lawlessness, a rising death toll and a spate of jail breaks. (MOHAMMED ABED)
47. A military helicopter flies low over Tahrir Square in central Cairo, on January 30, 2011, on the sixth day of protests by Egyptians against long term president, Hosni Mubarak. (MARCO LONGARI)
48. Egyptian leading dissident Mohamed ElBaradei and former UN nuclear watchdog Chief (C) attends a demonstration in al-Tahrir square in central in Cairo, on January 30, 2011, where he told thousands at the epicentre of anti-regime protests that they were 'beginning a new era,' amid chants for President Hosni Mubarak to stand down. KHALED DESOUKI
49. A column of Abrams tanks line the street as Egyptian demonstartors gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, on January 30, 2011, on the sixth day of protests against Hosni Mubarak's regime. (MIGUEL MEDINA)
50. Looters stand outside Abu Zaabel prison in the Egyptian capital Cairo after a mass breakout by convicts amid a nationwide revolt on January 30, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR
58. Al Jazeera compares their footage with that from Egyptian state television, on the first of february 2011.
59. A woman kisses an Egyptian officer during protests.
60. Egyptian muslim demonstrators being targeted with a water cannon while they are praying.
61. Egyptian demonstrators gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo on February 1st, 2011 on the 7th day of angry revolt against Hosni Mubarak's regime.
62. Egyptian protesters climb a militairy vehicle.
63. Riot police hold shields as they keep watch during clashes with protesters in Cairo January 26, 2011. (Goran Tomasevic)
64. A man carries a picture of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as Hitler during a protest in Cairo, January 31, 2011. (Goran Tomasevic)
65. Maged Mahmoud, wounded by an awful lot of rubber bullets is being treated while he lies on the streets of Caïro.
66. A man jumps aside after he threw a full garabage bag at a police van.
67. The dead body of Mohamed Atef lies on the streets of the village of Sheikh Zoweid, 344 kilometers north of Cairo, after he was shot by police.
68. A crowd flees when police launch a tear gas grenade.
70. Chaos at Cairo Airport among tourists who want to leave the country. (Floris Van Cauwelaert)
71. During a nightly protest a man holds a picture of the second president of Egypt, Abdel Nasser, a president who regained the presidency when after his withdrawal from office massive demonstrations asked for his comeback.
72. The president, Mubarak, addresses the nation on the first of february 2011. He states to not be candidate in the next elections in september. A message that seems not to fulfill the expectations of the protesters on the streets. The full speech can be found (in English) here.
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