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BAGHDAD, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Najaf International Airport on Sunday received the first direct flight from Tehran, marking the official resumption of air travel between the two countries following a U.S. waiver, according to an airport statement. The director of the airport welcomed passengers arriving aboard the flight operated by Iran's Caspian Airlines, the airport said in a post on its official Facebook page. Video footage published on the page showed the aircraft receiving a traditional water cannon salute when it arrived. The flight resumption follows a recent announcement by the Iraqi government on Oct. 2 regarding an agreement to allow Iranian airlines, except Mahan Air, to operate 40 flights daily to and from Najaf International Airport. A statement by the media office...

JAKARTA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The National Library of Indonesia received a donation of 100 books from 11 Chinese publishing houses during a handover ceremony held here on Saturday. The books, including the English edition of the first volume of "China's Governance Under Xi Jinping's Leadership," have undergone a selection and curation process by the national library in accordance with its collection development principles, the library said in a press release, adding that the curation process took into account users' needs, accessibility, relevance, subject diversity, and suitability as sources of reference. Wang Siping, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, said at the event that the donated books cover a wide range of fields, including Chinese culture, history, literat...

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Iraq’s Najaf airport receives first Iranian flight following U.S. waiver -Xinhua

Indonesia’s National Library receives donation of books from Chinese publishing houses-Xinhua