AMMAN

The border crossing between Jordan and Syria was opened on Monday after a three-year closure, according to a Jordanian government spokeswoman.

“The Jaber-Naseeb border crossing will be open for 8 hours a day,” Jumana Ghunaimat said Monday.

She said technical committees from Jordan and Syria agreed on necessary measures to reopen the terminal during a meeting held Sunday at the border crossing, the official Petra news agency reported.

"The meetings resulted in an agreement to reopen the crossing as of October 15,” she said.

Ghunaimat described the Jaber-Naseeb border crossing as “a vital artery for trade between Jordan and Syria”.

There are two main border crossings between Jordan and Syria, which fell into a deadly civil war in 2011 after the Syrian regime violently cracked down on pro-democracy protests.

The Syrian regime, with the support of Russia and Iranian-backed militias, has recently managed to take control over the two crossings, after fierce battles with the opposition factions, who had been controlling them for three years.