JIJEL- Adviser to President of the Republic in charge of marginalized areas Brahim Merad affirmed Friday, in Jijel, that “the State is working currently to reinstate rural areas to their pioneering role in economy.”

JIJEL- The Chargé de mission at the Presidency of the Republic, Brahim Merad, said Wednesday in the municipality of Texenna (South of Jijel, 300 km east of Algiers) that the marginalized regions in Algeria "are experiencing a qualitative development impetus in various fields".

MILA (Algeria)-Adviser to the President of the Republic, Brahim Merad, stressed Tuesday in Tadjenanet, province of Mila (367,51 km north-east of Algiers), that "change in Algeria involves change in marginalized areas."

ALGIERS- The national hydrocarbons company, Sontrach, announced in a communiqué its participation in the organization of an innovation contest for students of “Kasdi Marbah” university in Ouargla, as part of its economic partnership with the university.

OUARGLA - The importance of supporting young leaders of innovative projects in order to create their micro-enterprises has been emphasized on Wednesday by participants at the 1st solar energy partners fair organized in Ouargla.

HASSI R’MEL (LAGHOUAT)-Prime Minister, Abdelaziz Djerad, inaugurated Wednesday in Hassi R’mel (Laghouat), the Boosting 3 Project aimed at ensuring Algeria’s energy security through the strengthening of production capacities.

ALGIERS- Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad will pay Wednesday a visit to Hassi R’mel in the province of Laghouat, as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the nationalization of hydrocarbons and the 65th anniversary of the creation of the General Union of the Algerian Workers (UGTA), the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

ALGIERS- An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on Richter scale hit Wednesday at 2.51 a.m. the province of Setif, announced the Research Centre in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG).

ALGIERS- The recent studies of technical expertise carried out by the National Organ for Technical Control of Construction (CTC) reveal that "80% of the buildings in the Casbah of Algiers are in danger of collapse, President of the People’s Communal Assembly (P / APC) of the Casbah (Algiers), Amar Zetili told APS Tuesday on the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of the Casbah (February 23).

DJELFA-Heavy snowfall affected the communes of Charef and El Keddid, located in the western regions of the province of Djelfa, on the night of Monday to Tuesday, covering the heights of the region with a white mantle.