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The Iranian Cultural Center in Uganda and the African country’s UBC TV will jointly make TV programs with Quranic and religious themes.

The illustrated story ‘What If the Snowman Wouldn’t Melt?’ written by Seyed Ali Shojaei will be taught in all schools in Germany for students between 7 to 12 years old.

Iran's second International Innovation and Technology Exhibition, INOTEX 2015, was inaugurated on Tuesday at Tehran International Fairground with a high number of domestic and foreign participants taking part in the event.

Tehran is hosting Nordic Cultural Week titled 'A Touch of Nordic Art and Culture' from June 6 to boost cultural and artistic ties between Iran and the Nordic countries.

It was on May 18 when the bodies of 175 Iranian divers who were reportedly buried alive with their hands tied during Iraq imposed War on Iran back in the 1980s were returned home from Iraq.

Algeria's 'Open Doors Week', an expo presenting the country's art and culture, opened in a ceremony at the residence of Algerian Ambassador to Iran Abdelmoun'aam Ahriz on June 6.

The project of establishing a quality management system based on ISO 9001 standards, version 2008, has begun in the Hosseinyeh Ershad Public Library in Tehran.

Experts in children’s literature believe that a good book should be based on ethical values guiding children in making proper decisions in life. By observing this simple principle, authors and publishers can turn the lives of today’s kids to future success stories.

Kashan, Isfahan Prov, June 8, IRNA – Vice-President for Scientific and Technological Affairs Sorena Sattari said Monday that Iran is now the seventh world leading country in nanotechnology and it is planning to rank fifth in the technology.

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, addressing a large gathering of faithful Iranians at the mausoleum of the Founder of the Islamic Republic on Thursday, said the Imam Khomeini school of thought was the promising roadmap drawn for the Iranian nation.

Head of 1st International Nephrology and Urology Congress said on Sunday that Iran's progress in kidney transplant is landmark and Iran has top position in the field in the Middle East.

 The IAF director shared the panel with Scandinavian ambassadors on the press conference opening the Scandinavian Art Week in Tehran.

The deputy head of Culture and Islamic Communication Organization heading a cultural delegation comprising 85 musicians of Tehran Symphonic Orchestra arrived in Kuwait City on Saturday morning to attend 18th International Music Festival.

Head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) said his organization plans to organize Quranic Weeks in 8 countries during the holy month of Ramadan.

Some Victorian schools are adopting a teaching method which bans students from raising their hands to answer a question.

Head of Iranian Red Crescent Society Amir Hossein Zia'ie delivered a new healthcare center here in eastern Lebanon on anniversary of Imam Khomeini's demise anniversary to his Lebanese counterpart after its opening ceremony.

President Hassan Rouhani said the Iranian nation is determined to resist against unjust pressures, smash sanctions and foil the plots hatched against their country

Iran's Allameh Tabatabaei University consulted cooperation with five major universities in Russia entering into agreements with three of them.

In consequence of joint efforts by Iranian National Commission and Iranian delegation to UNESCO, center for anniversaries of historic events and eminent personalities of UNESCO has primarily selected three Iranian masters for its celebration list in 2015.

According to Tasnim News, International Affairs Deputy of the AhlulBayt World Assembly announced that the Booklet of Rights by Imam Sajjad (AS) is to be translated into English in order that followers of other religions can be acquainted with the pure Islamic culture.

About 1000 foreign guests from 45 countries are planned to participate in a ceremony to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the demise of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini (RA), in Tehran, organizers said.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will host in Jeddah the fifth meeting on combating discrimination and violence based on religion.

Iranian Cultural Center in Indonesia plans to hold several programs to mark the demise anniversary of the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Imam Khomeini (RA).

The library of the Tarjoman-e Vahy (translation of Revelation) Institute in Iran has collected translations of the Noble Quran in different languages.

Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar and Azeri Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev held talks on ways to promote Tehran-Baku cooperation in diverse areas, tourism in particular.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Tehran Nguyen Hong Thach on Sunday called for Iran-Vietnam cooperation in the scientific and research domains.

Head of the Semitic Languages Department at the University of Granada’s Faculty of Philosophy and Literature underlined the need for Shia studies courses to be presented at the university.

Russian Iranologists Arseniy Vydrin and Natalia Chalisova arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to visit Iran in a weeklong program.

Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar has called for upgrading cultural and economic relations with Croatia.

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in warfare scenarios has been of central interest to governments, intelligence agencies, computer scientists and security experts for the past two decades.

Afghanistan's minister of refugees and repatriation lauded Iran for providing all Afghan children with the opportunity to receive education on Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei's orders.

A forum on “Imam Khomeini’s (RA) thoughts in social development and revival of Islamic civilization” will be organized by the Iranian Cultural Center in Kyrgyzstan.

Iran and China opened a joint nano center in Suzhou Science Park in china

UNESCO in partnership with the ICT Organization, ICT Research Center, the Ministry of Education and the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, held a workshop on Information Literacy for Teachers.

Iran’s historical city Masuleh is to be announced as UNESCO Historical Heritage Site in September.

Governor General of Sistan and Baluchestan Province said cultural heritage prepares the ground for communication of people from different parts of the country with each other and as a result guarantees security and sustainable development and serves as an asset for the future of the society and the generations to come.

Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar has written to the director general of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani.

Three members of Cultural-Art center of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults received honor diploma for international painting and poster competition held by Spain Peace and Cooperation Foundation for year 2014.

Secretary of the High Cultural Revolution Council Mohammad-Reza Mokhber Dezfuli said on Monday that according to Iran Scopus data base, in 2015, Iran ranked 16th in the world in terms of producing science.

Head of Islamic World Database Center announce on Tuesday that names of 30 Iranian universities have been included among the names of the most influential universities of the world in the latest data issued by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).

Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) called on the international community to take immediate action to preserve the civilization landmarks and monuments in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra which fell to ISIL terrorist group.

The statue of Khayyam by the renowned Iranian sculptor Hossein Fakhimi will be installed in the United States.

In an interview with Tasnim, Hojatoleslam Qomi, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, said the youth used social networks to promulgate the Leader’s historic letter and get around the Western and Zionist media outlets that sought to censor the message.

An Indonesian Quran researcher stressed the need for starting children’s Quranic education at an early age.

According to OERP Public and International Relations citing Ministry of Education PR and Information Center, Dr Aliasghar Fani, Minister of Education met Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General in Seoul on May 20^th. The meeting was held beside the World Education Forum 2015 (19-22 May, Incheon, Republic of Korea). In his meeting, Dr Fani explained recent educational developments and achievements of Iranian Ministry of Education.

According to Fars News Dr Mohammadian, the head of the OERP said, "Dignity of teachers should be preserved because appreciating them shows maturity of the society, therefore authorities ought to consider teachers' livelihood too."

In a gathering on the occasion of Teachers Day and appreciating exemplar teachers, Majilis Speaker, Dr Ali Larijani said, "no doubt education is an essential foundation for any country and its construction. All aspects of education as a whole can help a fundamental movement for the country" reported by OERP Public and International Relations citing Fars News.

According to the OERP Public and International Relations a new fine encyclopedia of Nahjolbalaghe will be unveiled on May 24^th coincident with the birthday of Imam Sajjad (AS), the fourth Shia leader.

May 18 has been designated by UNESCO as the International Day of Museums to highlight the role that museums play in preserving beauty, culture, and history. Museums come in all sizes and are often related to institutions of learning and libraries. Increasingly, churches and centers of worship have taken on the character of museums as people visit them for their artistic value even if they do not share the faith of those who built them.

According to Abedreza Eslami, Iran will establish 20 offices by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (ends March 19, 2016) besides the existing tourism information offices already operating overseas.
In late April, the director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Masud Soltanifar announced that Iran will establish ten more tourism information offices in other countries.