Kazakhstan's Grand Mufti Stresses Expansion of Relations with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kazakhstan's Grand Mufti Yerzhan Mayamerov, who heads Religious Affairs of the Muslim Community in the Central Asian state, underlined the necessity for the further expansion of his country's cultural and religious relations with Iran. ( 17:37:35 - 2013/04/06)

Tehran, Yerevan Study Ways to Further Develop Academic Relations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast and Chancellor of Yerevan State University Aram Simonyan in a meeting in the Armenian capital conferred on ways to further expand ties between the universities of the two countries. ( 12:38:33 - 2013/04/03)

Iranian FM Urges Further Cultural Cooperation among Asian Nations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi underlined the importance of culture in advancement of different countries, and called on the Asian nations to boost their cultural exchanges. ( 13:02:24 - 2013/03/30)

Iranian Minister Stresses Importance of Expanding Cultural Ties among Muslims
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Mohammad Hosseini underlined the importance of the further development of cultural relations among Muslim states for resolving problems in the Islamic world. ( 13:02:57 - 2013/03/26)

Iran Attracts over 2.4mln Foreign Tourists in 6 Months
TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Manouchehr Jahanian said Iran has attracted over 2.4 million tourists from different world states during the first 6 months of the current Iranian year (March 20 to September 21, 2012). ( 14:09:08 - 2013/03/18)

Saudi Regime Demolishes Masjid al-Haram Holy Sites in Mecca
TEHRAN (FNA)- New photos taken by Saudi activists show that the Riyadh regime has demolished many holy sites at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca under the cloak of a development plan implemented by Osama bin Laden's family business. ( 19:25:52 - 2013/03/17)

Iran's Fars Province, Egypt Sign MoU on Tourism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Southern Fars province and Egypt's Tourism Ministry signed an agreement on cooperation in various areas of culture and tourism. ( 13:15:49 - 2013/03/05)

Iranian, Lebanese Ministers of Culture Discuss Mutual Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Mohammad Hosseini and his Lebanese counterpart Gabi Layyoun explored avenues for the further expansion of cultural ties between Tehran and Beirut. ( 11:04:25 - 2013/03/04)

Egyptian Minister Hopes for Improvement of Tourism Ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazouz expressed the hope that tourism relations between Tehran and Cairo will further expand, and added that the Egyptian people are interested in Iran's civilization. ( 14:00:22 - 2013/02/28)

Tehran, Cairo Discuss Expansion of Bilateral Tourism Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Egyptian officials explored avenues for the further expansion of tourism ties, and underlined that they plan to endorse a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the end of their talks. ( 13:25:09 - 2013/02/26)

Egypt's Tourism Minister Due in Tehran Today
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou is slated to arrive in Tehran on Monday to discuss expansion of bilateral tourism ties in meetings with senior Iranian officials. ( 14:31:55 - 2013/02/25)

Iranian, Russian Universities Sign Cooperation MoU
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Sari Agricultural and National Resources University and Russian Astrakhan University inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of science and research. ( 17:27:00 - 2013/02/20)

Official Rejects Reports on Iran's Ban on Buddha Statutes
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian cultural official rejected some media reports alleging that he has called for a ban on the imports and sales of Buddha statutes in Iran, saying that his remarks have been "misquoted". ( 17:08:02 - 2013/02/19)

Iran, Iraq's Kurdistan Region Inaugurate Scientific, Cultural Cooperation Office
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan region inaugurated a scientific and cultural cooperation office in Tehran on Saturday. ( 17:43:21 - 2013/02/16)