Iran moves closer to reinstating Zoroastrian city councilor
Al-Monitor- The reinstatement of Sepanta Niknam, who won nearly 22,000 votes in May 2017 for a seat on the city council of…
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Cabinet shakeup rattles Iran
Finally, after a week of speculation, three members of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s Cabinet were replaced Oct. 19. Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali…
Iranian President Rouhani appoints caretakers for 3 ministries
President Hassan Rouhani has appointed three caretakers for the Iranian Ministries of Sports and Youth Affairs, Education, as well as Culture and Islamic Guidance. On…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 19
The major issue reported by many newspapers today was the resignation of two or three ministers in President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet. Culture…
Iran minister of sports, youth affairs resigns
Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Mahmoud Goudarzi has stepped down after more than three years in office, a ministry official says. The…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 15
Newspapers on Saturday mainly covered the upcoming Syria talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne between Iran, US, Russia and other major…
Iran, Indonesia ministers agree to develop cultural cooperation
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 13, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Culture and the Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati and Indonesian Minister of Education and…
Culture minister calls for tackling extremism across the globe
Dunhuang, China, Sept 20, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said in this northwestern Chinese city on…
Iran culture minister in China for Silk Road Expo
Dunhuang, Sept 19, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati arrived in China Monday to attend the first…
Iran to set up Persian Gulf National Foundation: Minister of Culture
Tehran, Aug 1, IRNA – Iran is intended to establish the Persian Gulf National Foundation in a bid to promote information on…
Photos: “Mandela forever” photo exhibition in Tehran
Iranian photographer Meysam Shahbabaee holds an exhibition in Tehran ob July 18 to mark birthday anniversary of the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary,…
Kiarostami gave new meaning to cinema: Culture minister
Tehran, July 5, IRNA – Minister of culture and Islamic guidance expressed condolences over demise of great Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami,…
Int’l Holy Quran Exhibition to open in Tehran
Tehran, June 13, IRNA – The 24th edition of International Holy Quran Exhibition is to kick off in the presence of Minister…
Minister: This year’s Hajj pilgrimage for Iranians called off
Tehran, May 29, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said here on Sunday that Iranians cannot make their…
Ferdowsi commemoration in Mashhad, Dushanbe
Shahnameh stories teach all Iranians lessons of courage, honesty, sacrifice, patriotism and commitment, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said…
Photos: Closing ceremony of 29th Tehran Book Fair
The closing ceremony of the 29th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) was held in the ceremonial hall of Shahr-e Aftab (Sun City)…
Iran’s coverage: Iranian pilgrims won’t be sent to Hajj this year: Minister
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Ground not prepared for Iranians to perform annual Hajj pilgrimage: minister Minister…
Photos: Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance meets senior clerics in Qom
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati meets senior clerics in Qom on Thursday. By ISNA
Ground not prepared for Iranians to perform annual Hajj pilgrimage: minister
Qom, May 12, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Thursday that grounds are not prepared for…
Culture minister: Saudis not cooperating with Iran on Hajj
Tehran, May 9, IRNA – Minister of Culture Ali Jannati underlined that the Saudi officials do not want to cooperate with Iran…
Photos: Tehran hosts Iran-Korea One Heart Festival
Iran-Korea One Heart Festival, a ceremony representing the cultural and historical bonds between the two nations, was held in Tehran with South…
Tehran Int’l Book Fair pursuing new approaches
Tehran, May 3, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said new and creative approaches are being used in…
Iran jails perpetrators of January attacks on Saudi embassy in Tehran
Iranian authorities have imprisoned perpetrators of the attacks on the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran, Culture Minister Ali Jannati said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) —…
Museum of Persian Gulf Maps opens in Hormuz Island
Bandar Abbas, April 29, IRNA – Museum of Persian Gulf Maps was inaugurated in Hormuz Island in a ceremony attended by Culture…
Minister hails establishment of Persian Gulf Foundation as historic necessity
Bandar Abbas, April 29, IRNA – Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said that establishment of the Persian Gulf Foundation in…
Iran not to send pilgrims to Hajj if conditions not met: Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia should accept the conditions…
Jannati: Iran-Russia relations always growing
Tehran, April 18, IRNA – Minister of Culture and the Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Monday that Iran-Russia relations have always…
Iranian music can safeguard against cultural onslaught: Minister
Tehran, Feb 20, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said that Iran’s classical music is a rich treasury…
Mashhad 2017 an opportunity to introduce Iran to World: Minister
Mashhad, Feb 18, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said that election of Mashhad as Asia’s Cultural Capital…
Tehran, Tokyo cultural interaction will improve: Minister
Tehran, Feb 16, IRNA – Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati and Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Advisor Katsuyuki Kawai welcomed the…
Culture minister foresees bright future for cinema in post-sanctions Iran
Tehran, Jan 31, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said the cinema in Iran is dynamic and developing,…
Minister: Iranian cinema conveys message of an old civilization to world
Tehran, Jan 27, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said the Iranian cinema provided a nice tool for…
Photos: Iran’s officials go to work by subway to highlight importance of clean air
As a symbolic gesture, Head of Atomic Energy Agency of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi and Iran’s minister of culture Ali Jannati…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 31
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has…
No second-class citizen in Iran, says minister
Bandar Abbas, Dec 29, IRNA – All the people in the Islamic Republic, Muslim or non Muslim, enjoy the same equal rights,…
Jannati: Unity Week a suitable opportunity to thwart extremism
Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Saturday that Unity Week is a suitable…
Photos: Iranian officials meet Bulgarian Foreign Minister in Tehran
Visiting Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has met Iranian officials including President Hassan Rouhani, Cultur Minister Ali Jannati as well as Parliament…
Decision not to shortlist Muhammad political: Culture chief
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati says in some film festivals such as Oscars decisions to keep some movies in…
Shariati commemoration ceremony planned
Sabzvar, Dec 17, IRNA – Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said that efforts are underway to organize commemoration ceremony for…
Minister voices Iran’s readiness to broaden cooperation with ISESCO
Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran…