Refugees Crisis

Iran envoy to EU:

Invaders should take responsibility for ravaging Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Brussels urged Afghanistan’s invaders to bear responsibility for the damage that they have afflicted on the Central Asian nation and the refugee influx that their actions have brought about.

Hundreds of migrants missing in UK

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Hundreds of migrants who entered Britain by crossing the English Channel on small boats remain missing after they absconded from their hotels.

Iranian cmdr. refuses to hand over Afghan refugees to Taliban

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – In talks with Taliban forces a commander of Iranian border guards in Sistan and Balouchestan province announced that Iran will not hand over Afghan refugees to the Taliban.

Westerners preventing Syrian refugees from returning home

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – The Syrian FM said Westerners are preventing the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland.

Iran proposes creation of intl. fund for Syria reconstruction

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – In the Intl. Conference on the Return of Syrian Refugees, Iran proposed the establishment of an international fund for the reconstruction of Syria.

Europe's pushback of migrants 'shameful': UN refugee chief

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – The UN refugee chief on Monday lambasted countries that close their doors to desperate migrants and Europe's "shameful" refusal to allow migrants stranded at sea to disembark quickly.

Turkey to deploy 1,000 forces at Greek border to prevent migrants return

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Thursday that Ankara has decided to operations police officers at the border with the EU to prevent Greece from pushing back the migrants into Turkey.

Iran calls for more global aid for refugee assistance

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iran has called for more foreign aid to assist the country in handling its refugees’ affairs at a quadripartite meeting held in Geneva.

Interior min.:

Iran never prevents arrival of refugees despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that Islamic Republic of Iran has not prevented arrival of refugees into the country in spite of the US sanctions.

UNHCR rep.:

Iran’s services in field of immigrants, ‘exemplary’

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Islamic Republic of Iran Ivo Freijsen said that services rendered by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of immigrants are ‘exemplary and unique of its kind’.

Rohingya refugees need 'safety and dignity' to return home

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Professor Nasir uddin, a cultural anthropologist based in Bangladesh, believes that at this stage and under the situation prevailing in Rakhine state, it is not safe for the Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar.

WFP welcomes German contribution to support refugees in Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) welcomes a supplementary contribution of €1 million (approximately US$1.1 million) from the German Federal Foreign Office to support the most vulnerable Afghan and Iraqi refugees living in settlements in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Moscow worried about possible chemical provocations by terrorists in Syria

MOSCOW, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry expressed worry about information on possible chemical provocations by terrorist groups in Syria in order to accuse the Syrian Arab army.

Iran, Afghanistan confer on refugee issues

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Hossein Zolfaghari, held talks with Afghanistan’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriations Hussain Alami Balkhi on the sidelines of the 69th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme.

Tehran-Ankara coop. helps improving region’s security

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Parliamentary delegations of Iran and Turkey met on Friday, highlighting that bilateral cooperation helps to strengthen the security of the region.

Iranian security official calls for more peace to solve refugee crisis

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaghari says the world system has lost its ability to resolve conflicts.