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February 24, 2011 - 0:0

IRGC publishes book on Supreme Leader’s cultural outlook

TEHRAN -- A book describing the cultural outlook of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was unveiled during a ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has published 6,000 copies of the book “Culture, the Cultural System, Cultural Productions”, which was compiled by Mohammad-Qasem Forughi.
NY gallery to hang works of Iranian painter
TEHRAN -- Two works by Iranian painter, Masud Abedi, will be among the paintings by a number of foreign artists that will be showcased in an exhibition at the Agora Gallery in New York City next month.
Paintings by Jorge Berlato, Susannah Virginia Griffin and Jenny Medved will be on display at the show entitled “Singular Sensations”, which will be run from March 1 to 22.
Located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea Art Galleries district, the Agora Gallery is famous for presenting a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world.
Tourist guidebook of ECO countries introduced in Tehran
TEHRAN -- Tourist information from members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has been published in a guidebook in Tehran.
An “ECO Tourist Guidebook” was unveiled during a ceremony on the sidelines of the ECO Council of Permanent Representatives meeting at the Institute for Political and International Studies in Tehran..