Mazn Aloush, the Director of Public Relations at the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs, announced that the movement of goods between Lebanon and Syria has completely halted following the closure of the Jdeidet Yabous-Al-Masnaa crossing. This closure comes amid Israeli threats to bomb the crossing, citing arms smuggling.
Arab countries like Algeria, Egypt, and Sudan exhibit varying stances on the Syrian crisis, adopting a sovereignty discourse while ignoring ground realities. The Syrian regime perceives this contradiction as unjustified.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara will begin an official visit to Germany next Monday, meeting Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. This marks the first visit of its kind since he took office, amid international interest in the developments in Syria.