Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 35

30-August-2004

ALGERIA

Algeria Strengthens Oil Installation/Foreign Workers Security

The Algerian government has held a meeting with the governors of the nine southern provinces with the aim of strengthening security measures to protect oil installations, oil pipelines and foreign workers, according to a report in the daily El-Khabar on 19 August. The measures are being taken in the aftermath of the explosion at the Hamma power plant near Algiers last...