Refugees Crisis

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.

Iranian donors to Rohingya Muslims to be appreciated on Wed.

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian philanthropists who joined some other international charities to build and open a school at a refugee camp in Bangladesh to serve the Rohingya refugees will be honored on Wednesday in Tehran.

FM Zarif calls for maintaining coop. with UNHCR

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif met with UNHCR representative where he highlighted Iran’s extensive, generous measures in aiding refugees and called for maintaining cooperation with UNHCR.

1500 families return al-Zabadani city

DAMASCUS, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Damascus Countryside Governor announced that more than 1,500 families out of 10,000 have returned to the city of al-Zabadani due to the efforts exerted by the governorate and the city council to rehabilitate streets, the power grid, telephone network, and sewer system.

GAPAR condemns US cutting funding for UNRWA

DAMASCUS, Jan. 06 (MNA) – The General Authority for Palestine Arab Refugees (GAPAR) condemned the announcement by US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on cutting the yearly funding for the Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), describing this act as cheap political blackmailing.

By: Hanif Ghafari

European migrant crisis

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – European authorities' challenge over the asylum seekers crisis continues. Since the formation of the Austrian coalition government, this challenge has risen. The Austrian coalition consists of the Freedom Party and the Central Right, and this government is one of the main opponents of the current approach of the EU towards asylum seekers. Recent comments by the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is an indication of this profound and fundamental opposition.

Over 157k immigrants arrived by sea in Europe in 2017

GENEVA, Nov. 15 (MNA) – More than 157,000 immigrants arrived by sea in Europe from January to the current date and 2,966 died in the attempt, said a report issued today.