International Comic Strips Festival of Algiers (FIBDA) will held from July 22 a workshop on initiation to comics and relating trades, the festival's website has announced.

Held in Algiers, the workshop, led by young cartoonist Soumia Ouarezki, is open to comic strips lovers aged 14 and older, by registering at the a relevant website, namely www.bdalger.net.

Ahead of the 8th International Comic Strips Festival of Algiers (October 6-10), the organizers have planned a training session on 3-D animation (September 2-4).