TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) – Managing Director of the Iranian Mehr News Agency (MNA) Parviz Esmaeili became a member of the Organization of the Asia-Pacific News Agencies’ Executive Board.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) -- Foreign investments in the Tehran Stock Exchange increased by 12.46 percent in the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20) compared to the year before.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) – Iranian Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari and Australian Ambassador to Tehran Marc Innes-Brown discussed economic ties here on Sunday.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) -- Conductor Manuchehr Sahbaii gave up his job at the Tehran Symphony Orchestra on Sunday.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) -- Men’s and women’s archer teams from Iran will participate in the World Cup Stage I tournament to be held in Porec, Croatia from May 4 to 8, 2010.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) - Iran started offering bonds worth 250 million euro today at state-run Mellat Bank branches abroad.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) -- The Tehran Municipality stopped installation of new bronze statues after another statue theft was reported on Saturday.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) – The 10th regional meeting of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will open in Tehran today, the spokesman of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization said.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) – Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani has said the Judiciary will deal firmly with the financially corrupt officials and elements.

TEHRAN, May 3 (MNA) – Iran and Azerbaijan are expected to sign a security agreement in Baku as Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najar will start a two-day visit to Azerbaijan on Monday.