The Semalka Border Crossing between Iraq and Syria is scheduled to reopen on Monday, as reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The border crossing had been closed since May, but will now resume work for humanitarian organizations and specific personnel only. It will operate three days a week, including Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday, as per the old mechanism. The employees of organizations, journalists, holders of foreign residency and nationalities, residents of the Kurdistan region, patients, and newly married women are allowed to cross. However, commercial movement remains suspended at present. The Semalka crossing connects the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. It is used to transport patients suffering from incurable diseases and to facilitate the process of commercial movement between the two regions, as well as visitors, especially from abroad.