Algerian ports paralyzed by strike

Ech Chourouk, El Khabar, El Watan: Algerian port workers' union strikes against the planned privatization of the ports, accusing the Minister of Transport of violating the agreement of April 10th that the dispute would be settled through mutual dialogue. Algiers port was totally immobilized, and the strike cost Oran port 10 million dinars; of ten Algerian ports, only Annaba remained operational, according to El Watan.