Feb. 8: Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets of Cairo and other cities on Tuesday in the largest demonstrations since the start of a revolt against President Hosni Mubarak, to show their campaign to oust him remains potent.
Mr Mubarak has made concessions to the youth-led protests but refused their central demand that he immediately step down to pave the way for free and fair elections.
Vice-President Omar Suleiman, who promised no reprisals against the protesters for their two-week campaign to eject Mr Mubarak from office said that Egypt has a plan and timetable for the peaceful transfer of power. Protesters worry Mubarak will be replaced not by democracy but by another authoritarian ruler.
The embattled 82-year-old President, who has promised to stand down when his term expires in September, appears to be weathering the storm.
While opposition groups talk to Suleiman, the mainly younger protesters called for a push to remove Mubarak as the authorities tried to squeeze them out of central Cairo.