Tunisia's phosphate production to resume after protests end

Phosphate production at Tunisia's Metaloui partially resumed on Sunday and shipments restarted after protesters agreed to temporarily end their sit-in over job demands, the company said. Metaloui, which produces around 60 percent of Tunisia's phosphate output, has been closed by weeks of protests by local youths demanding employment and economic opportunities. "Today production restarted at Metaloui after the ending of the sit-in by youths," Ali Houchati, a spokesman for Phosphate Gafsa said.