# Cairo · 23 July 2011 > Photos and videos from Cairo on 23 July 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Cairo · 23 July 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/cairo) - **When:** 2011-07-24 - **Media:** 38 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Ahmed Asad - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014811) — APA-PH-2011-014811 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014812) — APA-PH-2011-014812 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014813) — APA-PH-2011-014813 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014814) — APA-PH-2011-014814 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014815) — APA-PH-2011-014815 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014816) — APA-PH-2011-014816 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014817) — APA-PH-2011-014817 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014818) — APA-PH-2011-014818 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian protesters march towards the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regime. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014819) — APA-PH-2011-014819 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014820) — APA-PH-2011-014820 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014821) — APA-PH-2011-014821 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014822) — APA-PH-2011-014822 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014823) — APA-PH-2011-014823 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014824) — APA-PH-2011-014824 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014825) — APA-PH-2011-014825 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014826) — APA-PH-2011-014826 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014827) — APA-PH-2011-014827 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014828) — APA-PH-2011-014828 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014829) — APA-PH-2011-014829 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014830) — APA-PH-2011-014830 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014831) — APA-PH-2011-014831 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014832) — APA-PH-2011-014832 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014833) — APA-PH-2011-014833 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014834) — APA-PH-2011-014834 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014835) — APA-PH-2011-014835 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014836) — APA-PH-2011-014836 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best organised movement take part in a celebration in Cairo on July 23, 2011, to celebrate the formation of a new party, the Freedom and Justice Party, to contest up to half of parliament's seats in a September election. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014878) — APA-PH-2011-014878 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014879) — APA-PH-2011-014879 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014880) — APA-PH-2011-014880 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as protesters demonstrate outside the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011 to show their anger at the ruling military's handling of the transition from the former regim. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014881) — APA-PH-2011-014881 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense... - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014882) — APA-PH-2011-014882 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense... - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014883) — APA-PH-2011-014883 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense... - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014884) — APA-PH-2011-014884 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense... - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014885) — APA-PH-2011-014885 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense... - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014886) — APA-PH-2011-014886 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense... - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014887) — APA-PH-2011-014887 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense... - [Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-014888) — APA-PH-2011-014888 · photo · 2011-07-24 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Demonstrators throw rocks during clashes with loyalists of the ruling military council in Abbasiya district, where the army blocked the road leading to the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo July 23, 2011. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo on Saturday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones after marching to the Defense...