Egypt protests: day 18 - in pictures

Anti-goverment demonstrators shout slogans against President Hosni Mubarak's regime in Tahrir Square Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images Anti-government protesters wash in the Nile near the state television building in Cairo Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Thousands of people crowd Tahrir Square Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images Protesters rally in front of the national television headquarters Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images Muslim demonstrators perform Friday prayers at midday in Tahrir Square Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images Anti-government protesters pray on top of an armoured personnel carrier during Friday prayers in Tahrir Square Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP Thousands of anti-government protesters march along the seafront in Alexandria Photograph: Tarek Fawzy/AP Anti-government protesters and religious leaders march towards the information ministry in Cairo Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters Anti-government protestors wave their shoes in front of the national TV building in Cairo Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images Protesters shout slogans in front of the national TV building Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images