# Cairo · 9 May 2011

> Photos and videos from Cairo on 9 May 2011.

## Facts

- **What:** Cairo · 9 May 2011 (News story)
- **Where:** [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/cairo)
- **When:** 2011-05-09 – 2011-05-10
- **Media:** 32 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes
- **Credit:** © apaimages / Ahmed Asad, Ashraf Amra, Majd Majd
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- **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/cairo-2011-05-09
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:06:03+00:00
- **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/cairo-2011-05-09

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- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010292) — APA-PH-2011-010292 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010293) — APA-PH-2011-010293 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010294) — APA-PH-2011-010294 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010295) — APA-PH-2011-010295 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010296) — APA-PH-2011-010296 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010297) — APA-PH-2011-010297 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010298) — APA-PH-2011-010298 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010299) — APA-PH-2011-010299 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010300) — APA-PH-2011-010300 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010301) — APA-PH-2011-010301 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010302) — APA-PH-2011-010302 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010303) — APA-PH-2011-010303 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Majd Majd
  Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb in Cairo, Egypt on May 9,2011. Photo by Majd Majd
- [Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010304) — APA-PH-2011-010304 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Majd Majd
  Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb in Cairo, Egypt on May 9,2011. Photo by Majd Majd
- [Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010305) — APA-PH-2011-010305 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Majd Majd
  Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb in Cairo, Egypt on May 9,2011. Photo by Majd Majd
- [Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010306) — APA-PH-2011-010306 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Majd Majd
  Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Egyptian Al-Azhar sheikh clergyman, Ahmed al-Taeb in Cairo, Egypt on May 9,2011. Photo by Majd Majd
- [Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheik of al-Azhar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010315) — APA-PH-2011-010315 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheikh of al-Azhar, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, during his visit in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 9, 2011. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheik of al-Azhar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010316) — APA-PH-2011-010316 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheikh of al-Azhar, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, during his visit in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 9, 2011. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheik of al-Azhar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010317) — APA-PH-2011-010317 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheikh of al-Azhar, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, during his visit in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 9, 2011. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheik of al-Azhar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010318) — APA-PH-2011-010318 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheikh of al-Azhar, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, during his visit in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 9, 2011. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheik of al-Azhar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010319) — APA-PH-2011-010319 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheikh of al-Azhar, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, during his visit in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 9, 2011. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheik of al-Azhar](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010320) — APA-PH-2011-010320 · photo · 2011-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad
  Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal meets with Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the sheikh of al-Azhar, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, during his visit in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 9, 2011. Photo by Ahmed Asad
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010325) — APA-PH-2011-010325 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010326) — APA-PH-2011-010326 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010327) — APA-PH-2011-010327 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010328) — APA-PH-2011-010328 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010329) — APA-PH-2011-010329 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010330) — APA-PH-2011-010330 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010331) — APA-PH-2011-010331 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010340) — APA-PH-2011-010340 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010341) — APA-PH-2011-010341 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010342) — APA-PH-2011-010342 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra
- [Egyptian protesters take part a demonstration at the Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-010343) — APA-PH-2011-010343 · photo · 2011-05-10 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra
  Egyptian Christians protest in front of the state television building in Cairo on May 9, 2011 against recent attempts to trigger sectarian conflict in the country, as the government has vowed to use an "iron fist" to ensure national security after the weekend's deadly clashes in the Egyptian capital. Photo by Ashraf Amra