# Cairo · 1 February 2011 > Photos and videos from Cairo on 1 February 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Cairo · 1 February 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/location/cairo), [Alexandria](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/location/alexandria) - **When:** 2011-02-02 - **Media:** 34 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib, Ahmed Asad, Ahmed Ramadan, Ashraf Amra - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Abed... - [In this image from Egyptian state television aired Tuesday evening](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002176) — APA-PH-2011-002176 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib In this image from Egyptian state television aired Tuesday evening Feb. 1,2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes what has been billed as an important speech. Mubarak has faced a week of public and international pressure to step down from the role he has held for 30 years, culminating in a day when a quarter-million people turned in the largest protest yet to demand his ouster. Photo by Abed... - [In this image from Egyptian state television aired Tuesday evening](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002177) — APA-PH-2011-002177 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra In this image from Egyptian state television aired Tuesday evening Feb. 1,2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes what has been billed as an important speech. Mubarak has faced a week of public and international pressure to step down from the role he has held for 30 years, culminating in a day when a quarter-million people turned in the largest protest yet to demand his ouster. Photo by Ashra... - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002178) — APA-PH-2011-002178 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002179) — APA-PH-2011-002179 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002180) — APA-PH-2011-002180 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002181) — APA-PH-2011-002181 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002182) — APA-PH-2011-002182 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002183) — APA-PH-2011-002183 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002184) — APA-PH-2011-002184 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002185) — APA-PH-2011-002185 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002186) — APA-PH-2011-002186 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002187) — APA-PH-2011-002187 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002188) — APA-PH-2011-002188 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002189) — APA-PH-2011-002189 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002190) — APA-PH-2011-002190 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002191) — APA-PH-2011-002191 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002192) — APA-PH-2011-002192 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002193) — APA-PH-2011-002193 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002194) — APA-PH-2011-002194 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002195) — APA-PH-2011-002195 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002415) — APA-PH-2011-002415 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002416) — APA-PH-2011-002416 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002417) — APA-PH-2011-002417 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002418) — APA-PH-2011-002418 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002419) — APA-PH-2011-002419 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002420) — APA-PH-2011-002420 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002421) — APA-PH-2011-002421 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002422) — APA-PH-2011-002422 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002423) — APA-PH-2011-002423 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002424) — APA-PH-2011-002424 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002425) — APA-PH-2011-002425 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002426) — APA-PH-2011-002426 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph... - [Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-002427) — APA-PH-2011-002427 · photo · 2011-02-02 · Alexandria, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Ramadan Anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing he would serve out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promises not to seek re-election, but that does not calm public fury as clashes erupt between his opponents and supporters. Ph...