Rehabilitation of Saida commercial center to attract investment

In a special feature published yesterday, Al Mustaqbal daily newspaper highlighted the current clash of views between traders concerning the final stage of the extensive rehabilitation project of Saida’s commercial district. According to Al Mustaqbal the disagreement centers largely around the

organizational nature of the would-be marketplace and whether it should be restricted to pedestrians or if cars should be permitted to

park inside. The newspaper argued that while the southern city’s municipality favors the first option, traders favor the second but are still undecided over the matter. As a result, the Traders’ Association for Saida and Suburbia called for a referendum upon which a decision will be taken. 

Also as part of the feater, Al Mustaqbal interviewed the advisor of the initiative for the rehabilitation of Saida’s Centre Ville, engineer Abdel Wahed Shehab, who disclosed that the function of the new souk is to become a super mall that will accommodate restaurants, cafes and entertainment, i.e. places basically targeting families with the aim of attracting new investments.(Al Mustaqbal, March 13, 2016)