Iran, Afghanistan Keen on Media Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Islamic Republic News Agency's News College in Khorassan Razavi province Reza Amir Jahanshahi said that he is following up implementation of MoUs on media cooperation and holding journalism training courses for Afghans in his present visit to Afghanistan. ( 18:09:10 - 2013/01/06)

Turkmenistan to Host Int'l Nowrouz Celebrations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkmenistan is scheduled to host the next international ceremonies to celebrate Nowrouz (the beginning of Iranian New Year), Turkmen Minister of Culture Gunca Mammedowa announced on Saturday. ( 18:02:09 - 2013/01/05)

Ahmadinejad Welcomes Expansion of Iran-Afghanistan Cultural Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the expansions of cultural ties and cooperation between the Iranian and Afghan nations. ( 13:04:07 - 2013/01/01)

Hamas Dismisses HRW Report on Targeting Civilians
TEHRAN (FNA)- Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, rejected the Human Rights Watch (HRW)'s claim about war crimes by Hamas, and stressed that the resistance group only targets Israeli soldiers in response to attacks on Palestinian civilians. ( 15:56:51 - 2012/12/25)

Iranian FM Spokesman Discusses Media Ties with Turkish Official
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast underlined the important role of the media in regional and international developments. ( 13:25:37 - 2012/12/25)

Pakistani Official Asks for Tehran-Islamabad Cooperation in Health Tourism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chief Executive Officer of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Arshad Farooq Fahim underlined the need for closer cooperation between Iran and his country in the health tourism sector. ( 19:48:37 - 2012/12/22)

Iranians to Celebrate Longest Night of Year, Yalda
TEHRAN (FNA)- Since many centuries ago Iranians home and abroad stay awake on Yalda night, the year's longest night, to mark the victory of light over darkness. ( 14:05:49 - 2012/12/20)

Iran, Russia Stress Campaign against Extremism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Culture and Islamic Communications Organization of Iran Mohammad Baqer Khorramshad and Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Rostislavovich Medinskiy in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday stressed further expansion of mutual cooperation in confrontation against extremism. ( 20:57:47 - 2012/12/15)

Iran, Russia to Increase Cinematic Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Culture Minister Seyed Mohammad Hosseini and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Rostislavovich Medinskiy in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday underlined the two countries' enthusiasm for the further expansion of cooperation in the field of cinema. ( 18:27:06 - 2012/12/15)

Archeologists Find New Historical Evidence of Iranians' Presence on Abu Musa Island
TEHRAN (FNA)- Archeologists announced that they have recently found a large number of ancient objects in the Persian Gulf island of Abu Musa, which prove that Iranians have been living on the island since much older times than what was already expected. ( 18:09:49 - 2012/12/10)

FM Spokesman: Cultural Productions to Help Iranians, Pakistanis Find out Realities
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast highlighted the importance of exchanging cultural productions for familiarizing both the Iranian and Pakistani nations with the realities existing in their societies. ( 17:06:58 - 2012/12/10)

Cultural Official: Establishment of Filmmakers' Union New Horizon for NAM States
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian cultural official announced a plan for the establishment of a Non-Aligned Movement filmmakers' union, and vowed that the union would cause a major increase in cooperation among the cultural bodies of the NAM member states. ( 15:44:36 - 2012/12/09)

Ahmadinejad: Iran Wants to Promote Relations with World Nations through Tourism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Tehran cares more for the cultural aspects of tourism than its economic aftermaths as it is willing to boost relations with the world nations by this means. ( 17:27:57 - 2012/12/08)

Iran, Azerbaijan Stress Media Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Azerbaijan explored avenues for the further development of bilateral ties and cooperation in the field of media and press. ( 15:18:21 - 2012/12/05)