The full reoperation of the Salwa border crossing hinges on finalising related procedures, Al Ekhbariya TV reported.
“All indications are that the outlet will actually operate during the next hours,” a correspondent of the television at the site reported.
He added that border guards have eased measures between the two countries and a large number of concrete barriers have been removed.
Saudi Arabia Monday reopened its air, sea and land borders with Qatar after their closure since June 2017.
The border reopening, announced by mediator Kuwait, came a day before an annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was held in Saudi Arabia.
Cairo: Qatari Finance Minister Ali Al Emadi Tuesday night attended the opening of a luxury Cairo Nile hotel, hours after Egypt signed a Gulf agreement ending a long dispute with Qatar.
Al Emadi joined his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Maeti and US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin in inaugurating the $1.3 billion St Regis Cairo Hotel owned by the real estate investment company Qatari Diar.
“The State of Qatar with its investment through the Qatari Diar in this distinguished project practically stresses its commitment to contribute to supporting the tourism sector due to its vital role in economic development and creating job opportunities,” Al Emadi said at the opening ceremony, putting Qatar’s overall investment in Egypt at over $5 billion.
COVID-19: Flights to repatriate Egyptians from Saudi Arabia Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent
Cairo: Egypt’s national carrier, EgyptAir, has said it will fly to Saudi Arabia to bring back home Egyptians stranded there amid travel restrictions prompted by the global coronavirus outbreak.
Saudi Arabia Monday extended suspension of international flights for one more week as part of measures to prevent the spread of a new strain of COVID-19.
However, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation has allowed airlines operating in the kingdom to operate flights to transport non-Saudi passengers to outside the kingdom.
EgyptAir head Rushdy Zakaria said that the airline will fly to Saudi Arabia to carry Egyptians stranded there. “The planes will fly without any passengers from Cairo to bring back passengers from there after the kingdom has allowed entry of aircraft to carry non-Saudis only,” he said.