Tourist Visits Double between Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- The number of tourists arriving from Iraq's Kurdistan region in Iran and Iranian tourists in the Iraqi autonomous region has doubled in the last few years, an Iranian diplomat announced on Tuesday. ( 18:30:06 - 2013/04/23)

Iran Honors Sadi's Birthday Anniversary
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran commemorated its globally revered poet, Sadi, in a ceremony held in his hometown, Shiraz in Southern Iran, on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. ( 10:52:44 - 2013/04/21)

Iran, Armenia Discuss Enhancement of Cultural Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran and Yerevan explored avenues for the further expansion of cultural relations between two friendly states. ( 10:04:04 - 2013/04/21)

Iran, Turkey Discuss Enhancement of Cultural Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Cultural Attaché in Ankara Abulhassan Khalaj Monfared and Turkish Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Abdelrahman Ariji in a meeting in Ankara discussed expansion of bilateral ties, specially in cultural fields. ( 13:10:34 - 2013/04/20)

Minister: Iranian, Afghan Nations Never Alienated
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Mohammad Hosseini hailed the friendly and brotherly relations between Iran and Afghanistan, and said that the two nations have never been alienated from each other due to their abundant historical and cultural bonds. ( 16:33:26 - 2013/04/15)

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)