Egyptian largest protest in decades

Egyptians have taken to the streets demanding an end to the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak and protesting economic hardship and rampant corruption. Demonstrations in Tunisia brought down the regime of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, and this inspired tens of thousands of Egyptians to stage a countrywide "Day of Rage" that started on January 25.

Ironically, the mass rallies were held on a public holiday honoring the country’s police force. As the protests grow larger and larger in size, casualties occured on both sides, the protesters and the police force.

The regime also blocked the social networking site Twitter as well as mobile phone networks in the Cairo area.