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Egyptians celebrate in Tahrir Square following the announcement that Hosni Mubarak will step down as president on Feb. 11, 2011. Ann Hermes / The Christian Science Monitor
Egyptians celebrate in Tahrir Square. Some are split over what comes next. Is Mr. Mubarak stepping down sufficient or is full regime change required? Ann Hermes / The Christian Science Monitor
On Friday, thousands of protesters marched near the presidential residence, previously a sacrosanct no-go zone, and tens of thousands converged on the radio and television building. Ann Hermes / The Christian Science Monitor
Egyptians celebrate in Tahrir Square on Feb. 11. Ann Hermes / The Christian Science Monitor
As protesters in Tahrir Square react as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announces that he will not step down on Feb. 10, a man takes off his shoe and lifts it in the air at Mubarak – a symbol of extreme disrespect and contempt in Arab culture. Ann Hermes/Staff
Protesters in Tahrir Square react as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announces that he will not step down on Feb. 10. Ann Hermes/Staff
A protester in Tahrir Square reacts as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announces that he will not step down on Feb. 10. Ann Hermes/Staff
A group of volunteer doctors crowd in to listen to a radio announcement by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square on Feb. 10. Ann Hermes/Staff
As the rain falls in Tahrir Square demonstrators say prayers of thanks, many yelling, 'Allahu Akbar' after the thunder in Cairo on Feb. 10. Ann Hermes/Staff
Prayers are said in a protester's camp outside the Egyptian parliament building in Cairo on Feb. 10. Many of the demonstrators moved from Tahrir Square to the street outside the parliament building on Feb.9. Ann Hermes/Staff
Days into the standoff, protesters still fill Tahrir Square in Cairo to demonstrate against the government on Feb. 8. Ann Hermes/Staff
Protesters break into song in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 6. Ann Hermes/Staff
A baby is held out to a crowd of protesters during a Coptic Christian prayer in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 6. Ann Hermes/Staff
A protester cheers during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 6. Ann Hermes/Staff
Prayers are raised to those who lost their lives to the violence in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 4. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Coptic Christians show solidarity by forming a human chain around Islamic protesters during Friday prayers in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 4. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Volunteers fill water bottles in a Hardees in Tahrir Square, Cairo, handing out water to protesters on Feb. 4. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Protesters get the latest news at a makeshift newsstand in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 4. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
The clash between pro- and anti-Mubarak supporters escalated in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 2. A Molotov cocktail set a tree ablaze, which spread to a building nearby. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
A volunteer nurse holds medical supplies for doctors treating the wounded near the fighting between pro- and anti-Mubarak demonstrators in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 2. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Pro- and anti-Mubarak demonstrators have a confrontation in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 2. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Violence erupts in Tehrir Square as pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters clash in Cairo on Feb. 2. Ann Hermes/Staff
Monitor correspondent Kristen Chick is surrounded by a group of angry protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Feb. 1. The protesters were reacting to Egyptian President Mubarak's announcement that he will not run for reelection in September. Ann Hermes/Staff
A vegetable vendor sells potatoes and tomatoes as costs rise and food grows scarce in Cairo on Feb. 2. Ann Hermes/Staff
Protesters are shown in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 1.
Protesters are shown in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 1. Ann Hermes/Staff
Young children are shown during protests in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 1. Ann Hermes/Staff
Women protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 1. Ann Hermes/Staff
A protester holds a sign which reads 'Mubarak! game over' in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 1. Ann Hermes/Staff
Teenagers play cards while taking part in the Maadi neighborhood area watch to protect their street from looters and vandals in the absence of the police on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
Local men gather to protect their street in the Maadi neighborhood from looters and vandals in the absence of the police on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
Protesters defy curfew in Tahrir Square in central Cairo to protest the government on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
A cardboard effigy of President Hosni Mubarak hangs from a street light in Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
Protesters hold the Egyptian flag over their heads in Tahrir Square in central Cairo to protest the government on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
Protesters wave Egyptian flags in Tahrir Square in central Cairo to protest the government on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
Protesters defy curfew in Tahrir Square in central Cairo to protest the government on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
A young child holds a sign which reads 'Bye Bye Mubarak' in Tehrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
Travelers trying to exit Egypt are stuck for days inside the Cairo International Airport on Jan. 30. Ann Hermes/Staff
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Saudi woman scales Everest with group of 64 climbers Saturday. Raha Moharrak, a 25-year old graphic designer, is the first Saudi woman to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain.
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