President Obama leaves the lectern at the White House on Tuesday after speaking about the crisis in Egypt. He praised President Hosni Mubarak's decision not to seek re-election in September. (Associated Press)
VOICE OF THE MASSES: The estimated number of demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday was the largest thus far as the demand for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and his government continued in Egypt. (Associated Press)
UNDER PRESSURE: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tells his people Tuesday he will not seek re-election. (Associated Press)
Anti-government demonstrators, gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square early Wednesday, watch President Obama live in Washington as he speaks about the crisis in Egypt and lauds Mr. Mubarak's decision not to seek re-election. (Associated Press)
Jordan's Royal Palace says King Abdullah II has fired his government in the wake of street protests and has asked an ex-army general to form a new Cabinet. King Abdullah's move comes after thousands of Jordanians took to the streets — inspired by the regime ouster in Tunisia and the turmoil in Egypt — and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai who is blamed for a rise in fuel and food prices, and slowed political reforms. (Associated Press)
President Obama speaks Tuesday in the Grand Foyer of the White House about the situation in Egypt. (Associated Press)
In this image from Egyptian state television aired Tuesday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announces that he will not seek re-election in September. (Associated Press/Egyptian state television via APTN)
Demonstrators carry a huge flag in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
