Over 1,000 Iraqi refugees arrive in Iranian border

Xinhua News Agency;  April 9, 2003 ;     344 words ...Over 1,000 Iraqi refugees arrive in Iranian border TEHRAN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,000 Iraqi refugees have arrived in the border area of...This has been the first group of Iraqi refugees arriving in the Iranian border since...

Iran to bar influx of Iraqi refugees: official

Xinhua News Agency;  February 23, 2003 ;     227 words ...Iran to bar influx of Iraqi refugees: official TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran will not allow Iraqi refugees to enter its territory in the event...borders and prevent the arrival of Iraqi refugees inside the Iranian territory, said...

2,300 Iraqi refugees allowed into U.S. in July

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 2, 2008 ;     288 words ......United States allowed in more than 2,300 Iraqi refugees last month, setting a record and putting...State Department said Friday that 2,352 Iraqi refugees had arrived in the country in July...figure brings to 8,815 the number of Iraqi refugees to have been admitted in the current...

Panel discusses needs of Iraqi refugees

The Arab American News;  December 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......School last week discussed the state of Iraqi refugees and relief efforts to help them. Held...of the more recent coverage is about Iraqi refugees returning to Iraq. News reports cite...Crescent's report that over 25jOOO Iraqi refugees, mostly from Syria, returned between...

U.S. appreciates Syria's hosting of Iraqi refugees: official

Xinhua News Agency;  October 30, 2007 ;     250 words ...U.S. appreciates Syria's hosting of Iraqi refugees: official DAMASCUS, Oct. 30 (Xinhua...burdens for hosting a great number of Iraqi refugees. Foley made the appreciation in a meeting...Faisal al-Miqdad on the situation of Iraqi refugees and means to increase international...

Fewer Iraqi refugees admitted to U.S. in August

Xinhua News Agency;  September 3, 2008 ;     147 words ...Fewer Iraqi refugees admitted to U.S. in August WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Fewer Iraqi refugees were admitted to the United States last...to the department, a total of 2,183 Iraqi refugees entered the U.S. territory in August...

VOA NEWS: U.S. TO ADMIT 7,000 IRAQI REFUGEES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 14, 2007 ;     165 words ......says it plans to admit about 7,000 Iraqi refugees during the next eight months. This represents a big increase in the number of Iraqi refugees allowed into the U.S. Fewer than 500...the U.S. will increase funding for Iraqi refugees in other countries. Syria and Jordan...

U.S. admits more Iraqi refugees in July

Xinhua News Agency;  August 1, 2008 ;     155 words ...U.S. admits more Iraqi refugees in July WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua...States admitted more than 2,300 Iraqi refugees into the country last month and...to the State Department, 2,352 Iraqi refugees were allowed in the United States...

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL : EU NATIONS READY TO HOST 10,000 IRAQI...

European Report;  December 1, 2008 ;     399 words ......counted about 10,000 as the number of Iraqi refugees that they say they are ready to welcome...Presidency. It is a question of welcoming Iraqi refugees in particularly vulnerable situations...Sweden took responsibility for 1,200 Iraqi refugees, 1,000 are in the UK, 400 in the ...

Iraqi Refugees Dismiss U.S. Resettlement

AP Online;  February 15, 2007 ;     371 words ...DAMASCUS, Syria - Some Iraqi refugees living in Syria dismissed on...administration plan to allow some 7,000 Iraqi refugees to settle in the U.S., saying...United States. Nearly 1 million Iraqi refugees have fled to Syria alone. "We...

U.S. fully supports UNHCR's efforts to help Iraqi refugees: official

Xinhua News Agency;  April 17, 2007 ;     326 words ......fully supports UNHCR's efforts to help Iraqi refugees: official GENEVA, April 17 (Xinhua...Agency (UNHCR) to assist some 4 million Iraqi refugees and internal displaced persons, a senior...appeal of 60 million U.S. dollars for Iraqi refugees and was ready to provide more. "In...

VOA NEWS: UNHCR - IRAQI REFUGEES SUFFER FROM POVERTY, DISEASE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 15, 2007 ;     468 words ......Schlein Three research studies show that Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon are living...over the last few months, find many Iraqi refugees are barely able to make ends meet and...grim reality of the situation that the Iraqi refugees are facing," said Pagonis. A similar...

VOA NEWS: UNHCR PRAISES SYRIA, JORDAN FOR ACCOMMODATING IRAQI REFUGEES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 30, 2007 ;     170 words ......Syria and Jordan for accommodating Iraqi refugees, and he has urged the international...Jordan for taking in about two million Iraqi refugees. Both countries have said the Iraqi...particularly positive approach toward the Iraqi refugees. He welcomed Germany's offer this week...

Iraqi refugees leaving Iran for home

Xinhua News Agency;  August 12, 2003 ;     168 words ...Iraqi refugees leaving Iran for home TEHRAN, Aug. 12...officially opened on June 24 to facilitate Iraqi refugees' leaving for home. Iran has provided shelters to a total of over 200,000 Iraqi refugees who fled their country since the gulf...

Assad meets top U.N. official on Iraqi refugees

The Arab American News;  February 16, 2008 ;     174 words ......this week to discuss the plight of Iraqi refugees in Syria, official news agency SANA...Syria which has taken in 1.5 million Iraqi refugees. Since October 1, the number of Iraqis...imposed by Damascus. Almost 45,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria have returned home since mid-Septemb...