Iraq reopens Shib border crossing with Iran after 3-week closure
Iraq reopened the Shib border crossing with Iran to passengers and commercial traffic on Tuesday after a three-week closure, while announcing that the Mandali crossing will temporarily close from Friday for maintenance, Anadolu reports. Omar al-Waeli, head of Iraq’s Border Ports Authority, said in a statement carried by the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Shib reopened at 8 a.m. local time (0500GMT) on Tuesday after the completion of technical requirements and…