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Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai called Iran as “a fantastically rich country, when it comes to cultural heritage, one of the richest civilizations mankind has ever seen.”

Iran's Assembly of Experts, the clerics who appoint and can dismiss the country's Leader, picked Ayatollah Muhammad Yazdi as their new chairman on Tuesday.

- In a historic first for the United States, an American Muslim college has now joined the nation’s community of accredited institutions of higher education.

President Hassan Rouhani left Tehran for Ashgabat on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Turkmenistan.

With cooperation of Iranian Cultural Center in Italy and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran Cultural Month will be held in Rome.

Tehran, March 9, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Monday:

In a meeting between Iran's Vice President Sorena Sattari and President of Republic of Tatarstan Rostam Minnikhanov here in Tehran, the two sides called for bilateral cooperation in various scientific and technological fields.

 Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined the importance that Islam attaches to protecting the environment.

According  to  the  OERP  Public and  International  Relations, Dr  Mohyeddin Bahram  Mohammadian  answered  reporters  in  a  news  conference  on Sunday, March  the 1^st. He  suggested  that  suitable  questions  lead  to  active minds  and  creativity

According  to  the  OERP  Public  and  International  Relations, deputy  director general  of  Bureau  of  Compiling  Primary  and  Theoretical  Secondary Textbooks, Yadollah  Rahbarinejhad  delivered  a  report  on  the  activities  of the  OERP  in  respect  of  sustainable  development  in  a  meeting  attended  by representatives  of  public  and  private  organizations  at  the  ministerial  bureau

Hojjatoleslam  Dr  Hamid  Parsania, member of  the  Supreme  Council of Cultural  Revolution attended the fifth session of reflection symposia  with  the theme  of "scientific language  and  public  culture

President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday stressed the need for averting environmental tragedies.

Tehran, March 7, IRNA - The international Norouz dossier will be registered on the World Heritage List in 2016, an Iranian official said.

Islamabad, March 7, IRNA – Iran will host the 7th Think-Tank Forum of Islamic Countries next year based on a decision made during the sixth round of the event held in Islamabad on Saturday.

New York will become the United States’ first major metropolis to close its public schools in observance of the two most sacred Muslim holy days, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, a watershed moment for a group that has endured suspicion and hostility since the Sept. 11 attacks.

 The British Council is providing primary schools in the UK with an educational pack on Nowruz (The Iranian New Year) festival, to begin March 21.

Based on the report of the OERP Public and International Relations, Dr Mohammadian, Deputy Minister of Education and the Head of the OERP, emphasizing the need for an active approach and a critical vision, considered adaptation of rewarding research findings of other educational systems as an important measure towards consciously utilizing human knowledge and similar research institutions experiences.

According to the OERP Public and International Relations, to answer the question whether students' rights have been included in the textbooks

According to the Ministry of Education PR and Information Center, the Supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei in a meeting called the effective presence of the elite in the Sacred War a sign of promotion of motivation for "dedication for the sake of God and martyrdom" at all levels of society. Emphasizing the importance of celebrating martyrs and cherishing their memory, he said that martyrs' celebration ceremonies are in fact pursuing jihadi movement and martyrdom, and martyrs' memory and learning from them should continuously be promoted in the society.

“The Spirit of Noruz”, an exhibition focusing on the contemporary experience of Noruz, the Iranian New Year celebration beginning on March 21, opened in the British Council on Thursday

President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday expressed hope that Tehran and Sofia would give a boost to relations in all areas.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday stressed the need for averting environmental tragedies.

TEHRAN – An Iranian cultural festival will be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from March 5 to 9, the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) announced on Tuesday.

TEHRAN – Iran’s Gazelle Literary Agency is scheduled to introduce “I’m Alive”, the memoirs of Masumeh Abad during her long captivity in Iraq during the 1980s, at the London Book Fair

Tehran, March 4, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Wednesday:

Passionate to share the love and wisdom that is at the heart of Islam and other spiritual traditions, Saimma and Daniel Dyer of Chickpea Press are working hard on a new book.

Tehran, March 2, IRNA -- In a message to the closing ceremony of Iran’s 37th National Quran Competition, Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani described the Holy Quran as a sun that never sets.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on the Muslim world to choose the path of moderation and join hands against extremism and violence.

In a message to the 49th annual meeting of the union of the Islamic associations of Iranian students in Europe, Ayatollah Khamenei underlined that no asset will be more valuable for the country than the young students who have gained knowledge with those moral qualities.

A book containing a number of discourse, articles and writings of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Islamic philosophical theology and praxis of global peace has been published in English in the United States.

Over 600 educational, training and sports projects were inaugurated across Iran on Tuesday in a ceremony participated by President Hassan Rouhani.

Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar announced that Tehran has asked international and Islamic bodies to prevent destruction of Iraqi museums.

A book, covering an imperative epoch of the history of Persian literature, has been published in Turkish language in Istanbul.

The photo shows taking a sample from a manuscript of the Holy Qur’an discovered in Germany.

In an orientation  meeting  on  film  production  held  at  the  OERP, Hojjatoleslam  Dr  Mohyeddin  Bahram  Mohammadian  remarked, "we  now have  to  modify  the  textbooks  of  two  grades  according  to  the  Education Fundamental  Transformation  Charter  and  the  National  Curriculum  every year.  

In an interview with Fars News education reporter, Director General of the Bureau  of  Compiling  Primary  and Theoretical  Secondary Textbooks, Dr Mahmud  Amani  Tehrani  said, "we have produced a number of educational films  to  support  classroom  teaching  that can  be used in the process of learning."

A group of Somalian school teachers and university professors  visited the OERP and met the officials there, according to the Public  Relations  and International Affairs of  OERP.

Tehran, March 2, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Monday:

Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) has translated the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s letter to the west’s youths into 21 languages.

TEHRAN – A Persian-Italian book about the architecture of Iranian cities, caravanserais and their connecting roads has recently been published by Rome’s Edilstampa Publishing House, Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization announced in a press release on Thursday. 

Iran and Tajikistan have agreed to expand their library cooperation.

Iran’s Al-Hoda Publications is attending the 20th edition of the International Book Fair in Muscat, Oman.

An American analyst highlighted the recent letter by the Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution to Western youths, saying that it will play a significant role in countering Islamophobia.

Iranian and Austrian officials in a meeting in Tehran explored avenues for the enhancement of academic cooperation on religious issues, with the European side expressing preparedness to host a new round of religious talks this year.

Austria’s ambassador to Iran said the sixth round of religious dialogue between the two countries will be held in Vienna in October.

A German radio station plans to broadcast a program featuring Tafsir (interpretation of the Quran).

A new translation of the book “40 Hadiths” in Thai language has been published in Thailand.

Tehran, March 1, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Sunday:

As part of a series of events to mark UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week, a national research seminar on "Applying Modern Technologies, particularly Mobile Learning Tools, to the Teaching-Learning Process” took place on 25 February 2015 at Shahid Rajaei Teacher Training University in Tehran.

A book entitled 'Iran; Cities, routes and Caravansaries' was published in Rome by Iran's Cultural Office in the Italian capital.