A crowd gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square continues to celebrate the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. (Mohammed Abed / AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptians continue to celebrate the sudden departure of President Hosni Mubarak early the following morning while many others began to return to their homes following 18 days of protests. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
People camped out on Tahrir Square wake up to a new Egypt on Saturday morning after President Mubarak resigned from his office on Friday evening. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
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Thousands of volunteers pitched in to clean up the detritus left behind by 18 days of protests and pitched battles in Tahrir Square. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
An army of volunteers works to wash the streets around Tahrir square, literally with soap and water. Eighteen days of protesting left the area in disrepair. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
One of the Egyptian army’s top-ranking military members is kissed by several members of the crowd as he visited Tahrir Square on Saturday. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
A shrine was set up in Tahrir Square honoring those killed during the 18 days of protest. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
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Protesters who had spent days sleeping around tanks removed their blankets and belongings as some protesters began clearing out. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
A man passes by a wall scarred by rocks and Molotov cocktails from the pitched battles between pro- and anti-Mubarak fighters. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Thousands poured into Tahrir Square as celebrations of Hosni Mubarak’s ouster continued Saturday. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
