Photo Gallery The Calm Before the Storm
Opposition supporters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square before Friday prayers on Friday morning. Egyptians fighting to oust President Hosni Mubarak are hoping to rally 1 million people today.
The demonstrators have made Tahrir Square the focal point of their movement to end Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Egypt's Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi spoke to the anti-government protesters on Friday morning as he visited the square.
Protesters sleep in front of an army tank to prevent it moving during the night.
The protesters are preparing to gather together later on Friday for what is being dubbed "departure day."
A protester sleeps in a wrecked truck that was used as a barricade.
There are fears that there could be further outbreaks of violence.
Officials with the security forces have taken up positions at the entrance to the square.
People queue to get into Tahrir Square as the security forces use barbed wire to try to control the entrance.
An Egyptian holds his national flag with an anti-Mubarak slogan on Friday morning.
Traces of the violence of the past few days: On Wednesday, Mubarak loyalists attacked the demonstrators here.
Protesters on Tahrir Square grab a man they suspect of being a Mubarak loyalist.
Thousands of tourists have been trying to flee Egypt (Jan. 31 photo).
Protesters chant anti-goverment slogans. The opponents of the regime are hoping that Mubarak will step down soon and that new elections will be held.
Pro-Mubarak supporters are detained by anti-government demonstrators at a metro station after being rounded up during clashes at Tahrir Square on Thursday.
