# Cairo · 5 February 2011 > Photos and videos from Cairo on 5 February 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Cairo · 5 February 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/cairo), [Al-Arish](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/al-arish), [Sinai](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/sinai) - **When:** 2011-02-05 - **Media:** 39 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Ahmed Asad, Karam Nasser - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian army soldiers encircle anti-government protesters to prevent clashes with Mubarak supporters in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002728) — APA-PH-2011-002728 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian army soldiers encircle anti-government protesters to prevent clashes with Mubarak supporters in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002729) — APA-PH-2011-002729 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002730) — APA-PH-2011-002730 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002731) — APA-PH-2011-002731 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002732) — APA-PH-2011-002732 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002733) — APA-PH-2011-002733 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002734) — APA-PH-2011-002734 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002735) — APA-PH-2011-002735 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002736) — APA-PH-2011-002736 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002737) — APA-PH-2011-002737 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002738) — APA-PH-2011-002738 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002739) — APA-PH-2011-002739 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002740) — APA-PH-2011-002740 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002741) — APA-PH-2011-002741 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002742) — APA-PH-2011-002742 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protestors camp in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002743) — APA-PH-2011-002743 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002744) — APA-PH-2011-002744 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002745) — APA-PH-2011-002745 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002746) — APA-PH-2011-002746 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002747) — APA-PH-2011-002747 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002748) — APA-PH-2011-002748 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002749) — APA-PH-2011-002749 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002750) — APA-PH-2011-002750 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002751) — APA-PH-2011-002751 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002752) — APA-PH-2011-002752 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002753) — APA-PH-2011-002753 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian army soldiers encircle anti-government protesters to prevent clashes with Mubarak supporters in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002754) — APA-PH-2011-002754 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian army soldiers encircle anti-government protesters to prevent clashes with Mubarak supporters in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002755) — APA-PH-2011-002755 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002756) — APA-PH-2011-002756 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002757) — APA-PH-2011-002757 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002758) — APA-PH-2011-002758 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002759) — APA-PH-2011-002759 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002760) — APA-PH-2011-002760 · photo · 2011-02-05 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters aFlames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002761) — APA-PH-2011-002761 · photo · 2011-02-05 · El-Arish, Egypt · © APA Images / Karam Nasser Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in El-Arish, setting off a massive fire. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was quickly brought under control after the gas flow was shut off. Photo by Karam Nasser - [Egyptian protesters aFlames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002762) — APA-PH-2011-002762 · photo · 2011-02-05 · El-Arish, Egypt · © APA Images / Karam Nasser Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in El-Arish, setting off a massive fire. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was quickly brought under control after the gas flow was shut off. Photo by Karam Nasser - [Egyptian protesters aFlames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002763) — APA-PH-2011-002763 · photo · 2011-02-05 · El-Arish, Egypt · © APA Images / Karam Nasser Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in El-Arish, setting off a massive fire. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was quickly brought under control after the gas flow was shut off. Photo by Karam Nasser - [Egyptian protesters aFlames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002764) — APA-PH-2011-002764 · photo · 2011-02-05 · El-Arish, Egypt · © APA Images / Karam Nasser Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in El-Arish, setting off a massive fire. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was quickly brought under control after the gas flow was shut off. Photo by Karam Nasser - [Egyptian protesters aFlames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-002765) — APA-PH-2011-002765 · photo · 2011-02-05 · El-Arish, Egypt · © APA Images / Karam Nasser Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in El-Arish, setting off a massive fire. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was quickly brought under control after the gas flow was shut off. Photo by Karam Nasser