JEDDAH: Al-Jadidah Arar border crossing between ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and Iraq, which has been closed for some 27 years, will soon reopen for trade following bilateral rapprochement, according to the Saudi Makkah Daily.
Iraqi pilgrims continued to use the crossing during the years of closure, while ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ welcomed them and facilitated their pilgrimage.
In preparation for the crossing’s inauguration, the Saudi chargé d’affaires in Baghdad, Abdul Aziz Al-Shammari, and the Iraqi ambassador in Riyadh, Rashidi Mahmoud Al-Ani, visited the Saudi Northern Borders Province and met its Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid in his office.
They toured the crossing facilities and talked to officials from both countries as well as Iraqi pilgrims. Al-Shammari told reporters that the Iraqi side is keen to cooperate.
Saudi-Iraqi border crossing to reopen after 27 years
Updated 15 August 2017
Saudi-Iraqi border crossing to reopen after 27 years
