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27 Jan 2013 12:00	Int’l conference hails Ayatollah Taskhiri
	A conference was held in Tehran on honoring Ayatollah Muhammad Ali Taskhiri which was attended by guests of 20 Islamic countries.

16 Jan 2013 17:32	IBNA’s chief editor to chair PR committee at TIBF
	Caretaker of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Esmaeili appointed IBNA’s newly-designated chief editor as head of the public relations and information committee of the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

14 Jan 2013 15:06	Executive officials of 26th TIBF appointed
	Caretaker of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and head of the Tehran International Book Fair Ali Esmaeili appointed executive deputies of the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

14 Jan 2013 13:25	Intellectual Property Bill under survey
	Mohammad-Sadeq Afrasiabi, cultural deputy of the General Bureau of the Municipality of Tehran said Culture ministry is codifying laws against literary plagiarism to be delivered to the parliament.

14 Jan 2013 11:54	Esmaeili: Leader’s orders on books should be materialized
	Caretaker of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Esmaeili called materialization of the Supreme Leader’s instructions regarding books and book reading, in an address at the farewell ceremony of Iran Book News Agency’s former editor-in-chief Ali Agha Ghaffar.

7 Jan 2013 15:57	Esmaeili praises print industry for creating jobs
	Caretaker of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Esmaeili underscored the key role the packing and print industries play in creating jobs to the society.

2 Jan 2013 14:36	Poetry pieces on Ashura permanent, Culture Minister
	The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Husseini, asserted that poetry compositions on Ashura event are everlasting thank to permanence of the event itself.

1 Jan 2013 15:33	Cultural minister calls for artists’ stronger bond with Quran
	Addressing the press conference of the 2nd International Ayat Quranic Festivals, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Husseini underscored the need for unifying Quranic artists and activists, and called on all artists to strengthen their link with the holy Quran.

29 Dec 2012 10:58	President attends 1st Jelveh Jamal memorial
	Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attended the first Jelveh Jamal (the display of beauty) memorial praising artist martyrs held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.

26 Dec 2012 16:30	Gam-e Aval award laureates praised
	The closing ceremony of the 6th Gam-e Aval (first step) award was held in Golestan province on Wednesday in the presence of the caretaker of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Ali Esmaeili.

23 Dec 2012 16:57	New manager of Culture Ministry’s Print Bureau appointed
	Caretaker of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Esmaeili appointed Yousef Afrash as the new general manager of the Print Bureau of the ministry.

23 Dec 2012 14:41	Arts, Quranic departments endorse artists, Culture Minister
	The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Husseini, underscored the support for artists in all artistic fields by the Quranic and arts departments of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

19 Dec 2012 17:03	“Iran has allotted 15bn rials for Quranic activities”, Culture Minister
	The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced that the government has allocated some 15 billion rials worth of budget to Quranic activities in the current year.

19 Dec 2012 16:54	19th Int’l Printing, Packing Fair opens
	The 19th edition of the International Exhibition of Printing, Packing and Related Machinery opened on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at Tehran’s permanent fairground.

18 Dec 2012 16:53	Promotion of research titles vital, Ali Esmaeili
	Cultural Department caretaker of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Esmaeili attended the unveiling ceremony of works released by the Research Center of Culture, Arts and Communication, and said, “We should do our best to gain the first place in the region and world in the numebr of research publications.”

15 Dec 2012 15:50	Moscow to run cultural week in Tehran
	Russian culture minister met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Husseini on Saturday to sign the Russian cultural week protocol in Tehran.

10 Dec 2012 14:18	Culture minister meets with Quranic activists
	Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Husseini met with members of the supreme cultural committees of Iranian mosques, and underscored the role adhering to the holy Quran can play for prosperity of the society.

1 Dec 2012 15:35	Minister calls for export of Iranian culture to world through books
	Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Husseini highlighted the role of books in nurturing higher culture in the society, and said the Islamic Iran’s rich culture should be transferred to the people of the world through books.

27 Nov 2012 12:10	Iran offers total tax exemption to publishers, booksellers
	Caretaker of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Esmaeili said all the country’s booksellers and publishers are let off paying taxes by the government.

21 Nov 2012 16:42	Praiseworthy works of Jalal Award announced
	The closing ceremony of the 5th Jalal Ale Ahmad Award was held on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Research Center of Culture, Arts and Architecture in Tehran.

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