Following 5-Year Closure, Syrian-Lebanese Border Crossing Reopens

Lebanese authorities have reopened a border-crossing with Syria in an area once held by the Islamic State, reports Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (London).

The crossing, southwest of Homs, Syria, was closed in 2012. The ceremony was attended by Syria's Interior Minister Mohammad al-Shaar and the governor of Homs, Talal Barazi.

The crossing is called Al-Qaa in Lebanon and Jussiyeh in Syria, noted AFP. The crossing was the only one of five that had been permanently closed by the war. ...