DAMASCUS, Oct. 15 -- After years of isolation, Syria's border crossings are under the spotlight again with some of them reopened as the Syrian government has regained the upper hand in the more than seven-year-long war.
On Monday, the key border crossing of Nasib between Syria and Jordan was reopened for the first time since its closure in 2017, when the rebels took control of the town of Nasib and the crossing, which is under the same name, in the southern province of Daraa.
The Syrian Army captured Nasib in July after dislodging the rebels from the southern province of Daraa.
The crossing is the only conduit between Syria and Jordan and is also considered one of the most important land crossings in the Middle East as it was the main crossing for exports from Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria to the Gulf states and vice versa.
The crossing brings billions of U.S. dollars in trade revenue to Syria as well as neighboring and regional countries.
Tens of people crossed the border to Syria on Monday after it was officially reopened. Also, economic delegation exchanged visits through the crossing.
State news agency SANA said the Syrian side entered truckloads of 21 tons of fruits as a gift to the economic delegations in Jordan and in return, the Jordanian side entered a truckload of dates to Syria.
Also Monday, Syria has officially reopened the crossing between the southern province of Quneitra and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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