Egypt Celebrations: PHOTOS Following Mubarak Resignation

For the past 18 days, downtown Cairo has been the scene of mass protests and deadly strife.

But as beleaguered President Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down today, excitement and jubilant celebrations overtook Cairo's Tahrir Square as well as other cities and regions across Egypt.

Fireworks burst and car horns sounded immediately as Vice President Omar Suleiman made the announcement on national TV just after nightfall. Egyptians danced, sang and raised their hands in prayer as they chanted, "Goodbye, goodbye!"

Catch live updates from the scene here.

See photos of the spectacular celebrations below.

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[vascopyjama]

11:47 PM on 02/13/2011

Happy Valentine's Day Egypt.

[Manhajsadiqeen]

09:58 AM on 02/13/2011

This is a major victory since it is a small war (harb saqeer) but the big war (al harb al akbar) is looming. The US pulled a fast on the world and the Egyptian people having them focus on Mubarak and Sulayman, while they were grooming the army and US educated and trained general to take over.

They quickly declared that some of the old apparatus have been removed and yet, they reinvigored the old ministers from the despotic regime and placed them back in power!

The Shabaab (young people) are waking from their celebration to realize that the old regime, minus a few ministers are still intact! Moreover, this regime declared that the old treaties will remain, which means in translations: Israelis blockaid of Gaza is still being supported by the ad hoc rulers of Egypt. The border will remain closed and each day, the choking of this brutal scheme is systemically killing the Gazans!

We have seen what happened when the rioting stopped in Tunis, the old Ben Ali regime thugs, gangsters and apostate security forces went a killing spree and that re-waken the Tunisians that they still must take to the streets to fight. The Egyptians should be keen of this, since those who are in power now are still marching to the US gov"s tune of 'Keep the apostate and despotic rule in tact"! The higher echelon of the Egyptian Army are Egyptian Americans educated and trained.

Al Harb Al Akbar is near! Alhamdullahi!

[Tommygun264]

03:01 AM on 02/13/2011

One thing Glenn Beck and the neocons are right about - this is just the beginning. But it is not the beginning of a revolution led by fictional "Communist/Fascist/Islamists intent on installing a dictatorial califate". This is the beginning of the remnants of the middle class and the working poor taking back their governments & lands from the ultra-wealthy elites and their transnational corporate oligarchies, and it is only to be feared by those ruling elites who feast and laugh while the lower 99% on the income scale who actually produce the wealth they enjoy fight over scraps like starving animals, kept divided into tribes along lines of race, religion and illusory divisions of class. The people of the middle east who have been subjugated and demonized for the past century are leading the way, lighting the path of liberty and freedom so many of us in the western world have been conned into forsaking for the illusion of security, fast food and contrived freedoms of choice that have no real significance (paper or plastic, Pepsi or Coke, corporatist pubs or corporatist Democrats). The path is in no way clear and it will be in no way easy, but it is one we all must tread, lest we be lulled into further complacency and continue to be herded like cattle. A change is coming, but it is not to be feared, it is to be embraced.

[VKoval]

02:13 AM on 02/13/2011

its un-christian to celebrate in such an overt manner, as free people now they need to learn poise and dignity like the way we celebrate in the USA. god bless america and her peoples.

[MANK]

07:22 PM on 02/13/2011

Like when the citizens of city winning a sports championship try to burn the city down?
Nothing says poise and dignity like an AK 47 by your side.

It was John Adams who told us to celebrate our July 4th with anything that will make a lot of loud noise.

[femmyror]

11:46 PM on 02/12/2011

What has happened is truly extraordinary. And it's all because a fruit salesman in Tunisia had finally had enough with the harrassment and the corruption, less than two months ago. And look what his actions led to! It's astonishing, absolutely astonishing.

[RebootTheMedia]

11:58 PM on 02/12/2011

Well said. You just never know what's going to be the tipping point to make a difference.

[RebootTheMedia]

11:38 PM on 02/12/2011

Get Used To It -- What if the world we started waking up into was a world of peace?

www.RebootTheMedia.com

[Lo Lo 0038]

10:29 PM on 02/12/2011

Egypt the world celebrates with you! I am truly amazed by the passion your people have shown throughout this process. This is just proof of what a citizenry can do when they come together. CELEBRATE!

[Mort]

03:17 PM on 02/12/2011

Celebrate now. But there are more like him waiting in the wings to take over.

[Balzac]

05:35 AM on 02/12/2011

They look very happy and I'm happy for them. Hosni Mubarak looked very droopy and I know how he feels.

[ufopp]

07:36 PM on 02/11/2011

Egyptians took back their country today. Congratulations.

[AMCD]

07:35 PM on 02/11/2011

Dear Egyptian People,

I have been praying for you
Although we may not have always seen things eye to eye, and may not still see things eye to eye, it is your country. You have fought for your right to be heard. I applaud you. And what ever you know, or believe you know, about America, I wish you to know this. Most Americans are not against you. You may not agree with our government, and many of us don't agree with our government. But deep down, even the racist, Arab haters are silently applauding you. America was founded on "We The People". We can only smile when other countries are founded on this principle. We will pray for a peaceful and successful Egypt.

A~

[mainemomma]

07:03 PM on 02/11/2011

Can you imagine the feeling? Egypt, we are all celebrating with you tonight, and praying for your transition tomorrow. Lots of heaving lifting to do, and it all won't be rosy.. nor will you all agree on anything ( probably ever again! :) ) But tonight.. we all celebrate with you!

[SPQR1052]

06:20 AM on 02/12/2011

co sign

[AG creative]

06:49 PM on 02/11/2011

Tonight, we are ALL Egyptians!!!*

*Pugs & Bagr'z excluded

[SPQR1052]

06:20 AM on 02/12/2011

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