Jordan to reopen border crossing with Syria

Jordan closed the Jaber border crossing in August due to security concerns amid fighting in southern Syria. Jordan originally supported the Syrian opposition in the civil war but has moved closer to the government recently.
A vehicle arrives at the Jaber border crossing between Jordan and Syria (Nassib crossing on the Syrian side) on the day of its reopening on Oct. 15, 2018 in the Jordanian Mafraq governorate.
A vehicle arrives at the Jaber border crossing between Jordan and Syria (Nassib crossing on the Syrian side) on the day of its reopening on Oct. 15, 2018, in the Jordanian Mafraq governorate. - KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images
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Jordan will reopen its border crossing with southern Syria this week, Jordan’s Interior Ministry announced Monday.

The Jaber border crossing will open Wednesday for trade and tourism between the “sisterly nations,” according to Jordan’s official Petra news agency.

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