TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA) – High levels of arsenic and lead have been found in 13 brands of imported rice to Iran, MP Anushiravan Mohseni Bandpei announced on Monday.

TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA) – Members of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee confer with the European ambassadors in Tehran on Monday to exchange views on various issues.

TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Kuwait has sought to hold an immediate meeting with Kuwait’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, the Kuwait-based Al-Anbaa daily reported on

TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA) -- Iran and Russia have agreed to cooperate to launch two satellites.

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.