Syrian Refugees

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.

Moscow calls on UN to help Syrian refugees return home

MOSCOW, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Moscow called on UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to intensify efforts and help Syrian refugees return to their regions in Syria after liberating them from terrorism.

Russian MoD provides five tons of food to refugees from Idlib

ABU Al-DUHUR, Aug. 29 (MNA) – The Russian servicemen have distributed over five metric tons of bread among the Syrian nationals, who left the militant-controlled Idlib province through the Abu al-Duhur humanitarian corridor, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said on Wednesday.

Zaspikin:

Providing help in solving refugees issue natural step by Russia

BEIRUT, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zaspikin stressed that his country seeks in the current stage to provide help in the issue of the return of Syrian refugees who have been forced by terrorism to leave their homeland.

Lavrov:

Conditions ripe for return of Syrian refugees home

MOSCOW, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that conditions are ripe for the return of the Syrian refugees to their country, pointing out that more than seven thousand displaced Syrians have returned to their home from Lebanon only during the last month.

Russian air defenses at Hmeimim Base destroy 16 militant drones in Aug.

MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Since the beginning of August, Russian air defenses at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria have downed a total of 16 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched by militants operating in the Idlib de-escalation zone, Maj. Gen. Alexei Tsygankov, head of the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, said Tuesday.

Putin:

Int’l community to contribute to return of Syrian refugees

MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed the importance of the return of the Syrian refugees to their areas.

Lavrentiev:

Moscow acts openly on Syrian settlement

SOCHI, Aug. 01 (MNA) –The summit of the Syrian guarantor states - Russia, Turkey and Iran - is likely to take place after the meeting of the Russian, Turkish, German and French leaders scheduled for September 7, Russian Presidential Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev told.

Syrian refugees leaving Rsas, returning to areas freed from militants

RSAS, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Syrian refugees are leaving a camp in Rsas town in Syria's Suwayda province and returning to the areas that have been liberated from militants, a director of a camp for displaced persons said.

Pope Francis calls for making efforts to rebuild trust in Syria

VATICAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Pope Francis called for making concerted international efforts to rebuild trust in Syria in order to enable Syrian refugees to return home.

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.

Zarif meets counterparts from China, Denmark, Slovenia in NY

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif who is New York after the UNGA for ministerial meetings, met with his Chinese, Danish, and Slovenian counterparts as well as UN refugee commissioner.

Syrian refugees, 350 militants to leave Lebanon Saturday

BEIRUT, Aug. 12 (MNA) – About 350 militants of the Saraya Ahl al-Sham group and dozens of families of Syrian refugees who were staying in Lebanon will begin their return to Syria on Saturday, a source close to Hezbollah told Sputnik on Friday.

About 300 Syrian refugees leave Lebanese camp to return home

BEIRUT, Jul. 12 (MNA) – A group of approximately 300 refugees left the Arsal refugee camp in Lebanon and departed for the Syrian town of Assal al-Ward, a local source told Sputnik.

Turkey to grant citizenship to 7k highly qualified Syrians

MOSCOW, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Turkey's government is about to sign an order granting citizenship to a total of 7,000 highly qualified Syrians who "will not create a security problem", local media reported on Sunday.

UN registers over 440,000 refugees return to Syria

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Nearly half-a-million internally displaced Syrians have gone back to their homes during the first half of 2017, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a press release on Friday.

Iran UN envoy:

Asylum seekers symptoms of deeper problems

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent representative envoy to the UN Khoshroo said refugees were subjects of international shared responsibility and protection as well as being symptoms of deeper problems.

Canada to welcome 1,200 refugees fleeing ISIL

WASHINGTON , Feb. 22 (MNA) – The Canadian government said that it would take in an estimated 1,200 refugees fleeing ISIL.

Book on refugee highlights hope for survival

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Melissa Fleming’s ‘A Hope More Powerful than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival’ has given a graphic account of the sufferings of Syrian refugees wandering the Mediterranean Sea in winter.

Humanitarian organizations urged to provide medicines for Syrian settlements

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – The Russian Defense Ministry calls on international humanitarian organizations to provide 73 settlements in Syria with medicines, ministry’s spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday.

Finland to host humanitarian conference on Syria

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The Finnish capital, Helsinki, will host a conference on the humanitarian situation in Syria on 23 and 24 January, a forum to launch a refugee aid plan for 2017 and 2018, confirmed the UN.

Turkey to construct tent camp for 80k refugees from Aleppo

ANKARA, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Turkey will construct a tent camp to accommodate 80,000 refugees from Syrian Aleppo, according to Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek.