Russian Orthodox Church Official Stresses Importance of Dialogue with Islamic Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Foreign Relations Office of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Hilarion in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Reza Sajjadi underlined the importance of holding talks with Islamic scholars in Iran. ( 12:50:18 - 2013/04/14)

Iranian Minster Calls for Declaring Neishabour, Ghazni as Sister Cities
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Mohammad Hosseini offered to declare Iran's Neishabour and Afghanistan's Ghazni as sister cities to further boost cultural ties between the two neighboring states. ( 12:20:28 - 2013/04/14)

Iranian Publishers Widely Welcomed by Kazakh Book Fair Visitors
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian publishers present in Kazakhstan's International Book Fair have received a wide welcome by visitors, reports said. ( 15:24:08 - 2013/04/13)

Egyptian Minister: Tourism Cooperation with Iran Continues
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou dismissed media reports that Cairo has blocked Iranians' tourist visits to Egypt, underlining that tourism cooperation is underway between the two Muslim states. ( 12:32:32 - 2013/04/13)

Iranian Tour Manager Rejects Halt in Egypt Tours
TEHRAN (FNA)- The second group of Iranian tourists are due to arrive in Egypt in coming weeks amid claims by Cairo officials about suspension of all tourist trips from Iran. ( 18:22:59 - 2013/04/08)

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)