The inhabitant of the locality of Beni Souik in the province of Biskra , some 500 km south east of Algiers, have benefited from the rehabilitation of an irrigation source (sakia), a small project with an important socio economic impact on the entire region. This project allowed the farmers to resume their agricultural activities with a view to improving their living conditions. EUROMED-NEWS is a regional project financed by the European Commission in the framework of the Call for tender “Media Activities in the ENPI Countries”