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An Iranian parliamentary delegation that visited India last week and was briefed on problems facing the Iranian students studying in that country hoped that the problems would be resolved soon.

Iran and Qatar will hold children's friendship week in Doha from March 1, 2015 at a children's cultural center, the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization said on Wednesday.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paid homage to the renown Iranian Professor Ali Asghar Khodadoost for his invaluable services to humanity.

West should know that unyielding culture of Late Imam will continue by the Supreme leader and the Government

Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Saturday:

Ankara, Conference on the Contemporary Persian Literature was held in Turkey's Erzurum City in the presence of university professors and students from Iran and Turkey and enthusiasts of Persian language and literature.

A file photo shows people visiting the tomb of Persian poet Hafez in Shiraz

Chilean Education Minister Nicolas Eyzaguirre Thursday said the country's government will uphold its pledge to provide free higher education starting in 2016.

Tehran, Feb 25, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Wednesday:

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textbook Board has incorporated some verses of the holy Quran, Hadith and wise sayings on the inner titles of the school books to discourage corruption and promote harmony in the society.

Sari, Mazandaran Province, Feb 24, IRNA -- University of Mazandaran in Iran and Astrakhan University in Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding for academic cooperation.

Visiting University of Belgrade, Iran’s Cultural Attaché to Serbia expressed his satisfaction of the great number of students studying Persian Language at the philology school, saying that Persian language links the Iranian ancient civilization and culture.

President Hassan Rouhani said that scientific and technological cooperation within the NAM could serve to enhance progress and prosperity in member states and in the long run help attain the ultimate goal of the organization which is to establish peace and equality in the world.

On 20-21 February Ms. Esther Kuisch Laroche, Director and Representative of the UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office, visited the city of Rasht to discuss UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network with the municipal authorities. 

The southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz has been designated Iran’s Book Capital from among ten nominations competing for the position.

President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the horrific crime of killing of three US Muslim students.

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is resolved to adopt space technology and needs no permission from anybody for its scientific progress.

Zahra Hussein, who is just three years old, is the youngest memorizer of the Quran in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the enemies of the Islamic Iran oppose the Islamic Revolution in principle.

 Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Farhadi in a meeting with his visiting counterpart from Serbia on Sunday called for expansion of cooperation between Iranian and Serbian universities.

Caretaker of Afghanistan Higher Education Ministry Osman Baberi said on Sunday that Iran and Afghanistan boast of numerous cultural and academic common grounds which should be used for quantitative and qualitative promotion of ties.

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English-language newspapers on Monday:

Dr Mohammad Farhadi, Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Dr Ali Asghar Fani, Minister of Education, together with a group of deputies of both ministries, including Dr Mohyeddin Bahram Mohammadian, deputy minister of education and the Head of the OERP attend the symposium on the occasion of Mobile Learning Week 23-27 February, reported by the OERP PR and International Relations citing IRNA News.

The book Literary and Lingual Ties between Iran and Georgia written by Professor Nomady Bartaya, the scholar and Iranologist was printed by Irans Cultural Attaché to Tbilisi, Georgia.

A senior official at UNESCO has stressed the need to raise the flag for the importance of mother language to all educational efforts, to enhance the quality of learning and to reach the unreached

Deputy Minister of Education for Research and the Head of the OERP, Dr Mohyeddin Mohammadian participating in the fourth session of reflection symposia with the theme of "Textbooks: marine resources and prosperity of ports" added, "the term Persian Gulf can be seen 590 times throughout school textbooks. We have also created five volumes of textbooks in cooperation with the I.R. of Iran Navy as an effort in the field of compiling educational contents" according to the OERP PR and international relations quoting Fars News.

Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy attended the fourth session of reflection symposia with the theme of "Textbooks: marine resources and prosperity of ports", the OERP PR and International Relations reported.

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) strongly denounced the appalling terrorist crime committed last Tuesday in North Carolina by American extremist Craig Stephen Hicks who broke in the home of a Muslim family composed of three students and killed them with extreme brutality “for they are Muslims”.

RTL Radio in France revealed that the number of converts to Islam has dramatically increased after the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine office in Paris.

 Many students, teachers, and community members of the University of Nebraska Omaha have held a ceremony to honor the three US Muslim students shot dead in North Carolina last week.

Tehran, Feb 21, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Saturday

-- Russian Supreme Court has upheld a ban on pupils wearing the head-scarf in schools in the Mordovia region, setting a precedent on a divisive issue.

Tehran, Feb 15, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English-language newspapers on Sunday:

Iran safeguard its independence in nuclear talks

 Head of Iran’s Awqaf and Charity Affairs Organization said the organization has begun rendering Quran exegeses into different languages.

A new analysis of official data in UK 2011 census has found that the Muslim population of England and Wales is growing faster than the overall population, with a higher proportion of children and a lower ratio of elderly people.

Tehran, Feb 13, IRNA -- In a ceremony held on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution’s victory, winners of a Quran memorization and recitation competition organized for Iranians residing in Qatar were honored.

Tehran, Feb 14, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English language newspapers on Saturday

By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz “In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful

The Islamic Revolution is the revolution of moderation

President Hassan Rouhani said that the Islamic Revolution of Iran was the moderation of revolution and in the context of this revolution, there was no burning of books and wisdom.

Urdu translations of two books by the late Shia source of emulation, Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Bahjat, have been published in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Tehran, Feb 9, IRNA – Interior Ministry spokesman said Monday that the presence of Iranian people in Monday rallies to commemorate the 36th victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution would dash hopes of the enemies.

Tehran, Feb 10, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said the month of Bahman (January/February) is the reminder of the firm determination of the Iranian nation for a great change.

Tehran, Feb 10, IRNA -- Supreme Leader's Advisor in International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati said launching Fajr Satellite into space shows that Muslim youth are capable to return to Islamic golden age, adding Iran is today seeking revival of Islamic civilization.

Tehran, Feb 10, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in local English-language newspapers on Tuesday:

Deputy Minister and the Head of the OERP, Dr Mohyeddin Bahram Mohammadian visited Ayatollah Alozma Javadi Amoli at Esra Institute for Revelation Studies on January 27^th, according to the OERP Public and International Relations.

Minister of Education, Dr Ali Asqar Fani, accompanied by the members of the Council of Deputies and a number of senior officials of the Ministry of Education visited the shrine of the late Imam Khomeini (RA), reported by the OERP Public and International Relations according to the Ministry of Education PR and Information Center.

On the occasion of the 36th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution victory, over 200 books on studies of Islam and Iran will be put on display during the Cultural-Art Week of Iran in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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