Nasib border crossing between Syria and Jordan reopens to commercial traffic only

AMMAN, Jordan (North Press) – The border crossings between Syria and Jordan reopened on Sunday in order to allow the resumption of trade and commerce between the neighboring nations.

The Nasib Border Crossing is an international border crossing between Syria and Jordan, near the town of Nasib to the south of Syria’s capital Damascus, and is the busiest border crossing in Syria.

In April 2015 it was captured by so-called the Free Syrian Army and al-Nusra Front. The Syrian government recaptured it in July 2018, and it was officially reopened in October 2018.

Daifallah Abu Agula, Chairman of the Employers’ Union of Clearance and Transport Companies in Jordan, said on Sunday the crossing (called Jaber on the Jordanian side) on the Syrian-Jordanian border reopened in both directions, though only for commercial trade.

This decision came after the closure of the crossing for more than a month due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the region.

Abu Agula indicated that the decision would allow the passage of goods exported and imported via trucks heading to the Gulf countries, Egypt, and Iraq, in addition to trucks entering Jordan.

He said that no date has yet been set for the return of non-commercial traffic through the crossing.

On September 12, Jordanian authorities allowed the entry of commercial trucks stranded between the Nasib-Jaber border crossing under specific conditions.

The two countries are linked by two main border crossings, which are the old customs, which faces the Ramtha crossing on the Jordanian side, and Nasib, which faces the Jaber crossing.