Egyptian protests directed against President Hosni Mubarak's regime began on Jan. 25 and were initially limited to Cairo, but Suez has emerged as a fierce battleground between demonstrators and security forces. Here, protesters throw Molotov cocktails at police in Suez on Jan. 27.
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Dissident and former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei speaks to the press upon returning to Cairo from Vienna on Jan. 27. ElBaradei, who plans to take part in Friday's protests following morning prayers -- which organizers say will be the biggest demonstration yet -- warned Mubarak's regime that "There's no going back."
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An Egyptian woman walks past riot police in Cairo on Jan. 27.
Egyptian police battle demonstrators in Suez on Jan. 27.
Protesters set tires on fire while confronting police in Suez, on Jan. 27.
Riot police hold formation as demonstrators gather in front of the Lawyers' Syndicate in Cairo, on Jan. 27.
A protester throws a rock at security forces in Suez, on Jan. 27.
A woman crosses a street as demonstrators flee from tear gas in Suez, on Jan. 27.
Protesters pelt an armored car with rocks from behind barricades in Suez, on Jan. 27.
Despite a crackdown by security forces, the demonstrations have spread across Egypt. Here, a riot policeman takes aim from an armored vehicle in Suez, on Jan. 27.
Demonstrators hurl stones at police in Suez on Jan. 27.
Demonstrations in Egypt continued on Wednesday, though they were smaller than those the day before. The Associated Press, citing unnamed Egyptian security officials, reported that 860 protesters had been arrested since major protests began Tuesday morning, roughly two-thirds of them in Cairo. Above, a protestor throws a rock at riot police assembled in central Cairo.
Protests in Egypt continued for a second day, in defiance of the government's claim that all demonstrators would face "immediate" arrest.
Egyptian demonstrators shout reform slogans in Cairo on Jan. 26. One of them holds a poster in Arabic that reads, "Leave Mr. President."
On the second day of protests, demonstrators were still mostly peaceful, but security forces more quickly resorted to violence and physical coercion. Here, riot police confront a protester.
Egyptian security forces were quicker to use their bamboo batons on the second day of protests.
Egyptian demonstrators tear down a poster of President Hosni Mubarak in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
