Huge traffic jam at Lebanon-Syria borders

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The international road leading to the Aboudiyeh border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, is witnessing a huge traffic jam of hundreds of cars, trucks and buses on the Lebanese side of the border starting from the entrance to the town of Sheikh Ayash, to Aboudiyeh border crossing.

This traffic jam is attributed to New Year holiday, where tens of thousands of Syrian workers leave Lebanon to spend the holiday with their families.

Sources in Lebanon estimate that about 500,000 to 1 million Syrians work in the country. In Beirut, Syrian workers can earn twice what they make in their own country. Jobs in Lebanon reduce unemployment in Syria and the remittances of these workers to their families back home are estimated in the billions of US dollars per year.

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6 responses to “Huge traffic jam at Lebanon-Syria borders”

  1. PROPHET.T Avatar

    Wishing every one a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year

  2. PROPHET.T Avatar

    Wishing every one a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year

  3. PROPHET.T Avatar

    Wishing every one a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year

  4. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    It will be great if they close that bloody border crossing permanently as of the 01 January 2011:-P
    If they want to come back into Lebanon for work, then they have to apply for a full working VISA and go for the full process as any normal country does when their citizens travel abroad.

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    Anonymous

    It will be great if they close that bloody border crossing permanently as of the 01 January 2011:-P
    If they want to come back into Lebanon for work, then they have to apply for a full working VISA and go for the full process as any normal country does when their citizens travel abroad.

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