Najaf airport issues visas

NAJAF / IraqiNews.com: Najaf International Airport started issuing visas for religious visitors arriving in the province in accordance with an agreement with the Iraqi authorities, the airport’s director said on Saturday. “The step aims at facilitating the arrival of religious visitors in Najaf, without contacting Iraqi embassies abroad,” Najah al-Balaghi said in a release distributed by the airport’s media office and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. Every week, Najaf International Airport receives four flights from Dubai, two from Beirut and Damascus, in addition to 14 trips from Iran, according to the release. MH (P) / SS 1