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| Syria re-opens border checkpoints with Lebanon |
| 2007-09-18 |
| Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad ordered on Monday reopening two border checkpoints with neighboring Lebanon. Vice President Farouk Al-Sharaa, addressing a visiting delegation of notables, political, economic and social figures from northern Lebanon, said Al-Assad odered the opening of Al-Arida and Al-Dabbousiah border points. A statement issued by Al-Sharaa's bureau said the Lebanese delegation briefed him on their suffering that resulted from the recent fighting at Nahr Al-Bared that affected businesses and transportation in nearby regions. It said that Al-Assad ordered the opening the border gateway in response to an appeal by the delegation. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |