REPORT: Lebanese drivers stranded in Saudi Arabia return home

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REPORT: Lebanese drivers stranded in Saudi Arabia return home
A new batch of Lebanese truck drivers, who were stranded on the borders in Saudi Arabia following the crisis of Nassib crossing on the Syrian-Jordanian borders, arrived Monday to Beirut International airport.
 
24 drivers arrived from Jeddah to Lebanon, while their trucks are expected to arrive on Thursday through the ports of Beirut and Tripoli. 24 other drivers are expected to arrive at night, putting an end to a crisis that has lasted for months.
 
Accordingly, the Lebanese drivers saluted the efforts deployed by the Lebanese Embassy in Riyadh.
 
120 truck drivers were stranded at al-Omari crossing along the Saudi Arabian-Jordanian borders and remained trapped for several weeks.
 
Similarly, Lebanese truck drivers, who were kidnapped by the Nusra Front on the Syria-Jordan Nassib border crossing last month returned home after weeks-long ordeal and following diplomatic efforts.
 
The drivers said that al-Qaeda-affiliated group, al-Nusra Front was behind their entrapment, since they arrived there when the battle for the crossing began, and after the Jordanians closed the borders, they were stuck and the rebels took over the region.
 
He added that several groups, including some factions that could not be identified, entered the crossing after the battle, stating that they were interrogated in an underground location, before an al-Nusra Front court ordered their release and remained under the protection of the Free Syrian Army.
 
As for the trucks, the driver said that they were left at the Nassib crossing because they could not pass into Jordan, pointing out that all of the trucks were looted and most were severely damaged.
 
 
For more details, watch Foutoun Raad report in the video above

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