Day 17 of Egyptian protests

A member of the Egyptian special forces walks past a mummy in the Egyptian Museum near the opposition stronghold of Tahrir Square Photograph: Steve Crisp/Reuters Anti-government protesters jog along a street as part of their daily exercises after spending the night in front of the Egyptian parliament Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Anti-government protesters sit under plastic sheets after spending the night outside the Egyptian parliament Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Local doctors and nurses chant anti-government slogans during mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Bus drivers go on strike at a bus depot in the lower income neighbourhood of Shubra Mazalat in Cairo Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP An anti-government protester chants as an Egyptian army soldier watches from the roof of the parliament building Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images Egyptian anti-government demonstrators read newspapers and sleep next to an armoured personnel carrier in Cairo's Tahrir Square Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images An injured anti-government protester reads the Qur'an in Cairo's Tahrir Square Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images Egyptian anti-government protesters shout slogans against President Hosni Mubarak at Cairo's Tahrir Square Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images Newly-wed anti-government protesters join the demonstration in Tahrir Square Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Demonstrators wave Egyptian flags as the anti-government protests continue into 17th day Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images A soldier from the Egyptian army is greeted by demonstrators Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters Egyptian anti-government demonstrators perform evening prayers in front of armoured personnel carriers Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images Anti-government protesters shout slogans in Cairo's Tahrir Square Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP A baby joins the demonstrations in Tahrir Square Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters An Egyptian soldier watches over protesters performing evening prayers in Tahrir Square Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Egyptian anti-government demonstrators crowd into Tahrir Square as night falls in Cairo Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images Anti-government protesters continue to occupy Tahrir Square and defy the Mubarak regime Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters A young girl is held aloft surrounded by Egyptian flags waved by thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square Photograph: Felipe Trueba/EPA Demonstrators celebrate in Tahrir Square as rumours spread that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak would resign Photograph: Felipe Trueba/EPA An opposition supporter waves a flag commemorating 25 January, the day the Egyptian protests started Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters Tens of thousands of Egyptian anti-government protesters chant slogans and wave flags Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images Opposition supporters react in dismay at president's speech Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters A man holds up his shoes in protest to President Mubarak's televised statement Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP Protesters react with tears to the statement of President Mubarak Photograph: Felipe Trueba/EPA