By ITP
Cairo protests remain strong on 16th consecutive day
Thousands of Egyptian anti-government demonstrators gathered at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Feb 9, 2011

Egyptian anti-government protesters gather in Cairo’s Tahrir square on February 09, 2011, as Egyptians mark the 16th day of protests(Getty Images)

Egyptian anti-government protesters shout slogans against President Hosni Mubarak outside the parliament located some 500m from Cairo’s Tahrir Square (Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters mill around an Egyptian army tank in Tahrir Square (Getty Images)

Pictures of Egyptian anti-government protesters killed in clashes with police and pro-government forces are on display as people continue with their protests and sit in for the 16th consecutive day (Getty Images)

An Egyptian anti-government demonstrator wears a hat with the colours of his national flag at Cairo’s Tahrir square (Getty Images)

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Ghiet meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and the Presidential Special Envoy to the Middle East Alexander Sultanov in Cairo on February 9, 2011 (Getty Images)

Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Mohammed el-Merci fences off questions from local and international journalists at the end of a press conference in Cairo (Getty Images)

Egyptian anti-government demonstrators hold a huge national flag as they gather in Cairo’s Tahrir square (Getty Images)

Egyptian anti-government protesters shout slogans against President Hosni Mubarak during a demonstration outside the parliament (Getty Images)

An anti-government protester attaches a sign to the gate of the Egyptian Parliament building while others sit against the gate after camping there overnight (Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters attach a sign to the gate of the Egyptian Parliament building as an Egyptian Army soldier stands guard inside (Getty Images)

An Egyptian soldier guards the Egyptian Parliament building (Getty Images)

Pictures of Egyptian anti-government protesters killed during clashes with police and pro-government forces displayed during a candlelight vigil at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on February 9, 2011 (Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters walk during a candlelight vigil on February 9 for those killed during the uprising in Tahrir Square (Getty Images)