Arab League Expresses Deep Concern Over Security Developments in Syria

This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows members of the Syrian security forces entering the western city of Baniyas in Syria's coastal Tartous province to reinforce government troops in clashes with militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, on March 7, 2025. (SANA / AFP / Handout)
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows members of the Syrian security forces entering the western city of Baniyas in Syria's coastal Tartous province to reinforce government troops in clashes with militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, on March 7, 2025. (SANA / AFP / Handout)
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Arab League Expresses Deep Concern Over Security Developments in Syria

This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows members of the Syrian security forces entering the western city of Baniyas in Syria's coastal Tartous province to reinforce government troops in clashes with militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, on March 7, 2025. (SANA / AFP / Handout)
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows members of the Syrian security forces entering the western city of Baniyas in Syria's coastal Tartous province to reinforce government troops in clashes with militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, on March 7, 2025. (SANA / AFP / Handout)

The General Secretariat of the Arab League expressed on Saturday its deep concern over the security situation and clashes in the coastal region of Syria.

In a statement, the Arab League condemned acts of violence against government security forces, indiscriminate killings, and any foreign interference aimed at stoking instability, jeopardizing civil peace, and deepening the current challenges facing Syria.

These developments require focusing on policies and measures that strengthen stability and civil peace to thwart any plans aimed at destabilizing Syria and undermining its chances of recovery, it urged.



Four Dead, 13 Injured in Algeria Landslide

Algerian capital (file photo/Reuters)
Algerian capital (file photo/Reuters)
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Four Dead, 13 Injured in Algeria Landslide

Algerian capital (file photo/Reuters)
Algerian capital (file photo/Reuters)

Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria's western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday.

The landslide occurred late Saturday in the city's Hai Essanouber district, the civil defencs agency said, AFP reported.

It said the four "deceased were between five and 43 years old", and that "13 other victims, aged between 12 and 75, suffered various injuries".

Authorities did not comment on the reasons behind the landslide, which the interior ministry said "caused the collapse of five tin houses".

With no one still missing from the landslide, the ministry said the death toll was "final".