Tehran, July 17, SPA -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed the former envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali-Akbar Salehi, as the new head of Iran's Atomic EnergyOrganization, Fars news agency reported Friday. Salehi will succeed Gholam-Reza Aqazadeh whose resignation wasreported on Thursday. In his new post, the US-trained scientist will be responsible forall technical aspects of his country's contentious nuclear programme.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/685261