Iran Celebrates National Day of Hafez
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians on Thursday commemorated the national day of Hafez Shirazi, a 14th-century Persian poet and mystic highly revered by not only Iranians but also famous writers and scholars all across the world. ( 15:56:59 - 2012/10/11)

Japanese Envoy Praises Iran for Efforts to Expand Cultural Ties with Tokyo
TEHRAN (FNA)- Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Kinichi Kumano thanked Iran's cultural bodies and officials for the efforts they have made to promote cultural relations between the two countries. ( 15:14:11 - 2012/10/08)

Iran Presents New Documentary in Response to Anti-Islam Movie
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian director on Sunday presented his latest documentary production named 'Hami' (the Supporter) in reaction to the recent insults leveled against the prophet of Islam and to display the realities of the life of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). ( 14:39:58 - 2012/10/07)

Iranian Minister Calls for Exchange of Cultural Experiences with Russia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Culture Minister Seyed Mohammad Hosseini underlined Tehran's enthusiasm for the further expansion of ties with Russia, and called for exchange of experience between the two countries in various areas of art and culture. ( 12:30:40 - 2012/10/04)

Russia Ready to Increase Cultural, Art Cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Moscow is prepared to further increase ties and cooperation with Iran in cultural and art fields, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said. ( 12:00:43 - 2012/10/04)

Iranians Honor Day of Molawi
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians across the country on Saturday are commemorating the day of Jalaal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, and more popularly in the English-speaking world simply as Rumi, a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. ( 16:01:31 - 2012/09/29)

Senior Iranian Cultural Officials Call for Boycott of Next Academy Awards
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian Culture Ministry officials Monday said the country should boycott the 2013 Oscars and not field a candidate for the foreign film category in the wake of the anti-Islam video that was made in the United States and that denigrates Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). ( 09:19:09 - 2012/09/25)

Iran Commemorating Roudaki Day
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians across the country are commemorating the Day of Roudaki, the renowned ancient Persian poet whose masterpieces have served as a role model for hundreds of well-known Iranian poets throughout the history, while they are still fresh today. ( 17:32:30 - 2012/09/22)

Iran, Turkey to Expand Media Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Turkish officials in a meeting in Istanbul, on Monday, stressed expansion of bilateral relations in the field of media. ( 16:34:31 - 2012/09/10)

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)