sony vaio video card: Syria, Egypt and Algeria

. Islamists routed legislative elections in Algeria

Syrian regime says it failed car bombings in Aleppo

expatriate Egyptians go to the polls

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5:12 p.m.

Here is a summary of recent developments:

Algeria

government parties have increased their share of seats in parliamentary elections in Algeria, with the Islamist alliance behind in third position. The election was marked by great abstentions, with an official turnout of 42.9%

(see 16:50).

Syria

United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said intelligence indicated that al-Qaeda is present in Syria (see 24:09).

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Syrian authorities say they have foiled a suicide car massive Aleppo. Others have expressed skepticism
(see 15:56).
bombings in Damascus After yesterday, the Syrian government has written to the UN asking the Security Council to "assume its responsibilities in the fight against terrorism and against countries that support terrorism "
(see 15:01).
regular Friday demonstrations were held in different parts of the country.
Egypt

Egyptian expatriates in 166 countries began to vote in presidential elections

(see 24:01).

16:50:

Algeria A quick analysis of election results Reuters

Algeria said on Friday that his party in power for the last 50 years, the winner of the elections, against the current "Arab Spring" that has turned some of its neighbors.

The ruling elite of Algeria, which supplies about a fifth of the natural gas imported from Europe, promised reform and a new generation of leaders in response to the unrest last year in the region, but choice preserves the status quo.

Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia, who oversaw the election on Thursday, said that the National Liberation Front (FLN) is the largest party in the new parliament, with 220 of 462 seats .

The FLN was the movement that fought for independence from French colonial rule and was the center of power in Algeria since.

"No change", political scientist and writer Abed Charef told Reuters. "Algeria has invented inertia."

official results gave the second National Democratic Rally (RND), with 68 seats. RND is headed by Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and finished second in the FLN in the outgoing parliament.

Algeria
The Green Alliance, a group of moderate Islamist parties with ties to the ruling class, finished third with 48 seats.

fourth was the secular Socialist Forces Front, opposition groups oldest Algeria, which ended more than a decade working for a boycott of the election.

"The election has strengthened the unity of the Algerian people to the values ??of peace and stability," the ministry said in a press conference, echoing the official position that Algeria does not the seizures disorders such neighbors.

The "Arab spring" last year prompted calls for Algeria to accept greater democracy and renewal of an establishment that has ruled the country continuously since independence from France in 1962. leaders of Algeria said that people promising "spring Algerian" -. Controlled process of reform, with the election of the first step Thursday

However, it was clear that the election was not a break with the past. More than half of voters abstained, and many say they do not believe there would be a real change ...

Algerians hoped the "Arab Spring" would lead to reform in his country were dismissive of elections.

Yacine Zaid , a human rights activist and critic of the ruling elite, called the election "a farce, a circus ... The authorities have always dared to do what they want, what the numbers are in your head. "

Reuters adds that the EU election observers say the organization of the election was a success. "Citizens are, in general, can effectively exercise their right to vote," said Salafranca, head of the observer mission of the EU.

16:42:

Algeria

election results have been announced seems incredible - and against the recent trend in other Arab countries.

party of President Bouteflika, the FLN, which has dominated Algerian politics since the 1950s, won 84 more seats than in 2007. National Democratic Rally Prime Minister won seven more seats.
Green

Islamist Alliance is a new group, but its main component, the Movement of Society for Peace, won 52 seats in 2007 and today, with its partners, has only 48.

4:17 p.m.

Algeria

These are the main results ...

. National Liberation Front (the party of President Bouteflika) 220 seats

. National Democratic Party (Prime Minister) 68 seats

. Green Alliance (Islamist) 48

(total number of seats in parliament: 462)

4:11 p.m.
Algeria

official election results coming now. Reuters said FLN won 220 of 462 seats.

3:56 p.m.

Syria

: according to the government of a suicide attack Aleppo frustrated already treated with skepticism.

Aa Rime Allaf associate member of Chatham House study center, tweets:

Yeah, what are the chances riots # Syria. Assassination attempt in Aleppo - state television bbc.in/J3nWxg

- Rime Allaf (@ rallaf) May 11, 2012

Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, takes a similar tone:

I can imagine the # Syrian regime wil be "frustrating" suicide bombings a day from now.

- Chris Doyle (@ Doylech) May 11, 2012

15:49:
Algeria

We are still awaiting the official results of the election Algeria, which had previously. The Green Alliance alleged Islamist "centralized fraud" (see 13:35) and it is possible that the arguments behind the scenes are the cause of delay.

There were wild variations in the minutes of the results. Before, it seems that the former ruling party, the FLN won 100 of 462 seats in parliament, with Islamists on the other hand, a little behind.

Al-Arabiya quoted

then head of the FLN Abdelaziz Belkhadem saying his party won 189 seats.

Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that the figures published in a private TV channel showed Algerian Islamists ranking third behind two pro-government parties.

3:18 p.m.

Syria: State television said security forces have foiled a car bomb in attempt Aleppo today, reports Daily Star of Beirut. Security forces said they killed the terrorist, who had 1,200 kilograms of explosives inside the car.

3:10 p.m.

Algeria
results of parliamentary elections yesterday and are due Now, to be announced. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia official welcomed the participation rate of 42.9% as "remarkable" - and added that the results confirm the democratic legitimacy of Algeria, al-Jazeera reports

15:01: Syria:

The Government sent two identical letters TODAY ' Today the head of the Security Council of the UN and the Secretary General of the UN, after double bombing in Damascus, the official SANA news agency reports.

The letters called on the Security Council to "assume its responsibilities in the fight against terrorism and countries that sponsor terrorism faced," said Sana:

escalating crimes prove that Syria is facing a terrorist attack by groups who received weapons and financial support on the sides that have announced support for these terrorist crimes and encouraged to commit. ..

Those who commit these acts of terror and those who support and finance them do not want to reform Syria and its people. On the contrary, it seems clear that, with all the reform measures taken by the government, including a new constitution for the country and the elections that reflect political pluralism, terrorist acts of murder and destruction have increased even more.

armed terrorist groups not only violates the terms of the Special Envoy of the UN and the initial understanding, but also attacked the convoy of the head of the observer mission of the UN and its partners, May 9, when he went to Daraa province to carry out its task.

14:32:

Syria / Lebanon:

A Tale embroiled in the border area . Two Lebanese men, and Khodr Jaafar Abdullah al-Zein, were abducted by Syrian opposition yesterday in the Syrian city of Zeita, Beirut Daily Star reports

few hours later, the parents of abducted 13 men working Jaafar Syrians in Lebanon -. Hoping to exchange hostages

Citing security sources, the paper shows that two Lebanese were kidnapped after accusing the Syrian opposition to facilitate the arrest of a rebel by the Syrian security forces.

2:23 p.m.

Syria Woe acronymed UN mission monitoring Syria insurance mutual "now has a website. We said that at present, there are 105 military observers in the country - a figure expected to more than double on Monday

2:07 p.m.

Syria
: July Kafranabel banner maker became Caesar of Shakespeare inspiration for the struggle against the government slogan today.

Banderas in the same style that appeared every week for months Kafranabel. Moreover manifestations appear to have been smaller than usual. But events were filmed in fairly large Al-Habeet, Idlib and Hama Souran where a child had a banner in English read ". We strongly condemn the bombings in Damascus and want the UN to investigate who made "

13:35:

Algeria Islamist coalition accuses the authorities "massive fraud" parliamentary elections yesterday, the Associated Press reports:

Abderrazak Mukri, a spokesman for the Islamist alliance, said that the preliminary results of the alliance are looking through the Ministry of the Interior differ significantly from those observed by observers from alliance.

He told reporters in Algiers that "a centralized fraud is to put the country in danger."

He accused President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, adding "we are not responsible for what could happen" as a result of the alleged fraud.

AP says preliminary estimates show that the former ruling party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), winning more than 100 seats, while the Islamist movement "Green Alliance" will receive a little less to Assembly 462-seat. (Al-Arabiya, meanwhile, the FLN leader Abdelaziz Belkhadem said that his party won 189 seats.)

Several independent newspapers have expressed skepticism about the figure of the Government of the final participation of 42.9%, which suggests that the real figure is lower, says AP.

1:28 p.m.

Syria.
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More protests today

This is a demonstration

said to have been filmed in the neighborhood of Aleppo Sha'ar today.

... and outside the mosque of al-Fatah Maliha, near Damascus.

24:14

Syria

Syria: French newspaper Libération interviewed Peter Harling The expert based in Damascus, Syria to the International Crisis Group, the deterioration of the situation and prospects of survival for the Annan plan. Harling said:

The UN mission and would have collapsed if there was a credible alternative. But the Annan Plan was born precisely the inability of the international community to agree a clear policy on the Syrian issue.

This, ironically, is what should give some resistance: in the absence of a plan B, stick to plan A, without believing. Thus, those who defend the mission apparently do little to help in practice: the Russians have only a slight pressure on the regime, while some Arab and Western countries to gradually increase their support to the opposition

Harling also suggests that military intervention may ultimately be inevitable:

24:09

Syria

: U.S. Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta said intelligence indicated that al-Qaeda is present in Syria.

He did not comment specifically on whether the terrorist group responsible for bombs in Damascus yesterday. He added: "We have a very good understanding to know exactly what is business."