Damascus, Aug 5 (SANA)Syria’sGeneral Authority for Ports and Customssaid that theAl-Arida border crossingwith Lebanon will be completely closed to passenger traffic for 15 days, effective Thursday, August 6.

Director of Public Relations at the Authority,Mazen Alloush, said that the closure is due to the initiation of technical works on the final remaining section of the bridge at the crossing on the Lebanese side.

Alloush advised travelers not to head to the Al-Arida crossing during the closure period and instead use alternative border crossings until the required works are finalized and an alternative route is put in place to allow the safe and smooth partial resumption of cross-border movement.