Minister of Communication Hamid Grine emphasized Thursday in Ouargla (800 km southeast of Algiers) the mission of the press in developing the various potentialities of southern regions of Algeria.
“ The press organs are called to enhance the various assets, every sector taken into consideration, of the southern regions of the country and to contribute to the strengthening of the public authorities’ efforts for the promotion of their conditions,” said the minister in his visit to the regional Directorate of Algeria Press Service (APS).  
In a press conference held at the end of his tour to the province, Grine affirmed that the promotion of Southern Algeria to which the State gives an utmost importance is reflected through the various operations initiated in its different regions.
In this regard, he mentioned the launch, Thursday from Ouargla, of an electronic newspaper which will cover the different areas of development in the South, in addition to the promotion of the local advertising agency to regional structure.