More than a million protesters flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, into a sea of humanity as massive protests against President Hosni Mubarak swept across Middle East’s most populous nation. Packed shoulder to shoulder in and around the famed Tahrir Square, the mass of people on Tuesday held aloft posters denouncing the president, and chanted slogans “Go Mubarak Go” and “Leave! Leave! Leave!” Similar demonstrations calling on Mubarak to step down were also witnessed across other cities, including Sinai, Alexandria, Suez, Mansoura, Damnhour, Arish, Tanta and El-Mahalla el-Kubra. For the latest on Egypt go to: english.aljazeera.net
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Young men who left Cairo in search of work in Red Sea resort talk about their frustrations with life under Hosni Mubarak Rachel Stevenson
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Egypt protests continue as opposition heaps pressure on Hosni Murabak – video
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Crowds continue to fill Tahrir square, with prayers interrupting through the demonstrations
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