(CNN) -- Protests in Egypt have dominated international headlines of late, but signs of unrest are prevalent in several countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. Emboldened by an uprising in Tunisia, which saw the nation's president of almost a quarter century flee to Saudi Arabia, protesters have staged similar demonstrations from Lebanon to Yemen to Algeria. Here are the latest developments across the region: Egypt Protesting lawyers toppled barricades at Cairo's Abdeen Palace, and petroleum, railway and telecommunications employees called strikes to stand in solidarity with the protesters. Thursday marked Day 17 of the protests. Despite promises of reforms and constitutional amendments to allow for free elections, demonstrators were angered by President Hosni Mubarak's refusal to immediately step down. Protests were further fanned when Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman said Egypt is not ready for democracy.
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Jordan's king swears in a new government, including opposition members, newspaper editor
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Analyst says Syria could be immune to protests because it is a pariah state
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In Lebanon, Hezbollah's leader says Arab unrest stems from ties to U.S., Israel
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Protests prompt Algerian government to tackle food taxes, youth unemployment
Many Yemenis say they do not believe the situation there will get to the point it has reached in @placeholder or Tunisia, but they also expressed concerns about unemployment and their future.