Following the escalation of the wave of demonstrations and protests across Iraq; in a retreating act, Nouri Maliki ordered the reopening of the Teribil border crossing – Iraq-Jordan border crossing. This order comes a week after the border crossing was closed. Since last Wednesday, Maliki had ordered the closing of the Teribil border crossing without any reason, Al-Sharqiya TV announced. Protesters and Iraq’s national figures widely objected to this act.