Supreme Leader Meets Seminary Officials
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with members of the supreme council of Iran's religious schools (Hawza Ilmiyya) here on Wednesday. ( 16:21:07 - 2012/09/05)

Leader's Aide: Islamic Culture Main Impediment to Unipolar World
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi hailed the growing wave of Islamic Awakening in the region, and said Islamic culture is now the only impediment to the hegemonic powers' plans for creating a unipolar world. ( 13:56:46 - 2012/09/05)

Minister: Iran Ready to Set Up Culture House in Palestine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran on Monday offered to open a culture house in Palestine and produce cine films on the Palestinian agonies and sufferings. ( 16:22:23 - 2012/09/03)

Iran Ready to Reconstruct Lebanon's Damaged Historical Monuments
TEHRAN (FNA)- Director of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Hassan Moussavi announced Tehran's preparedness to reconstruct Lebanon's historical monuments damaged during the 2006 Israeli war. ( 16:14:40 - 2012/08/29)

Cultural Package Depicts Tehran for NAM Summit Participants
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran has prepared a number of cultural programs to make participants in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit more familiar with the country, municipality officials said. ( 10:56:13 - 2012/08/26)

Iran Calls for Expansion of Cultural Ties with Turkmenistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Culture Minister Mohammad Mehdi Fadakar underscored the good neighborly relations between Tehran and Ashgabat, and said Iran is keen to further develop its cultural ties with Turkmenistan. ( 16:44:55 - 2012/08/22)

Mykonos Reminder, Iran to Produce Documentary on Court Hearings
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran announced that it plans to produce a documentary film on Mykonos court hearing of Kazzem Darabi, an innocent Iranian national sentenced to life imprisonment, and his pains and troubles after being wrongly convicted by the German court. ( 14:28:46 - 2012/08/01)

Iranian Speaker Felicitates Muslim Counterparts on Advent of Ramadan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani felicitated his Muslim counterparts on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, a season of fasting and spiritual reflection. ( 15:20:26 - 2012/07/16)

Leader's Aide Praises FNA for Holding Occupy Wall Street Cartoon Festival
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior advisor to the Iranian supreme leader lauded Fars News Agency for drawing global attention to the Americans' popular protest movement against capitalism through holding the International Occupy Wall Street Cartoon Festival. ( 18:34:52 - 2012/07/10)

Int'l Wall Street Downfall Cartoon Festival Introduces Winners
TEHRAN (FNA)- The best artworks of the world cartoonists who have attended the international cartoon festival on the Occupy Wall Street movement were introduced by Iranian and foreign juries in a ceremony attended by senior Iranian cultural and political officials in central Tehran on Monday. ( 17:39:40 - 2012/07/10)

Iran Asks for Critiquing Western Computer Games
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's culture minister on Saturday called for a precise analysis and critique of western computer games to reveal the underlying goals pursued by developing such software. ( 16:37:52 - 2012/06/23)

Iran, Kazakhstan Underline Importance of Expanding Cultural Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Astana Qorban Seifi and Kazakh Culture and Information Minister Darkhan Mynbai stressed the necessity of the expansion of cultural relations between the two countries. ( 15:00:40 - 2012/06/19)

Int'l Holy Quran Competitions Opens in Tehran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's capital city of Tehran is hosting the 29th International Holy Quran Competitions with representatives from 65 countries in attendance. ( 12:08:21 - 2012/06/18)

Qatar Calls for Exchange of Youths Delegations with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Qatari official underlined his country's enthusiasm for the further expansion of relations with Iran, including exchange of youth delegations within the framework of cultural programs. ( 17:31:38 - 2012/06/16)