Muslim Ban

The latest news and views about US President Donald Trump’s ban on immigration to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries

Foreign Policy

Iran to Grant Visa to US Wrestling Team for Upcoming World Cup

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Iranian Foreign Minister announced that the US wrestling team will be granted visa to attend the upcoming Wrestling World Cup due to be held in Iran’s Kermanshah.
Foreign Policy

Judiciary Official Says Iran Should Not Reciprocate Trump’s Ban by Doing Same Thing

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An Iranian Judiciary human rights official rejected as not good the notion that the Islamic Republic should impose a visa ban on American citizens in response to US President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban on seven Muslim countries, including Iran.
Americas

Iranian Infant in Need of Lifesaving Surgery to Be Treated in US for Free

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A four-month-old Iranian baby named Fatemeh was scheduled to visit the US for a critical procedure when she was barred from entering the country due to President Trump’s travel ban put last week. However, she was finally let in and doctors will treat him for free.
Americas

Trump’s Travel Ban Temporarily Lifted after Federal Judge’s Ruling

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After a federal judge suspended US President Trump’s executive order, passengers with valid travel documents are permitted to fly.
Americas

Norway’s Ex-PM Detained in US over 2014 Visit to Iran

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Following an executive order by the US president banning entry from Iran and six other Muslim states, a former Norwegian prime minister says has was held and questioned at a Washington airport over a visit he had paid to the Islamic Republic some three years ago, describing the move as “provocative.”
Americas

Arab Leaders Criticized for Silence over Trump’s Biased Order

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Abdel Bari Atwan, the well-known Arab author and journalist, has taken a swipe at Arab leaders for remaining tight-lipped in the face of US President Trump’s executive order which bans nationals of seven Muslim majority countries from entering America.
Americas

Boeing Highly Likely to Cancel Iran Deal: MP

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An Iranian parliamentarian says the implementation of the deal between Iran and the giant American plane-manufacturer Boeing is under a cloud of doubt.
Americas

Trump’s Visa Ban Could Cost US Colleges $700 Million

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US President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries may lead to a 700-million-dollar loss for American colleges.
Americas

Israeli Dual Nationals Exempted from Trump’s Travel Ban

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The US Embassy in Tel Aviv has declared that the Israeli nationals born in any of the seven countries listed in US President Trump’s executive order are exempted from the visa ban and can enter the United States without going through the ‘extreme vetting’.
Americas

Iran’s President Urged to Respond in Kind to Trump’s Travel Ban

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An Iranian conservative newspaper has called on President Hassan Rouhani to reciprocate a travel ban imposed by his US counterpart Donald Trump on Iranian nationals.
Americas

Attempts to Increase Iran-Russia Distance Can Harm Fight against Terror

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A senior Iranian analyst believes that divisive diplomacy and religious bans won’t lead to sustainable peace in Syria and the Middle East, and if the US President Trump wants to defeat terrorism in the region, he should avoid imposing such approaches.
Americas

Some Nations Affected by Trump’s Visa Ban May Stay on List after 90 Days

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US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly says those born in the seven Muslim-majority countries temporarily barred from the United States by President Donald Trump's executive order may be blocked indefinitely, and others might be added to the list.
Cinema

Trump’s Actions Reminiscent of Hitler: Palme d’Or Winner

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Shahab Hosseini, the leading actor of Asghar Farhadi’s latest film “The Salesman”, compared US President Trump with Hitler, and also recommended that Hollywood directors make a film about Nimrod, the ancient King who claimed to be the Lord, but was killed by a mosquito.
Americas

Why Trump’s Travel Ban Is Pointless

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Malaysian columnist Azmi Sharom says US President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban anyone from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering America is not only discriminatory, but also foolish and pointless.
Americas

Airbnb Praises Iran’s Beauty, Lauds Iranians’ Hospitality

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While US President Donald Trump has banned Iranian citizens from entering the US, the well-known home-sharing company Airbnb has lauded Iran’s beauty and Iranian people’s hospitality, pledging support for the travellers harmed by Trump’s visa ban.
Americas

Iraqi Parliament Bans American Citizens’ Entry for 90 Days

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The Iraqi parliament has approved a "reciprocity measure" after US President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning citizens from Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
Americas

“American Dream” Is Merely a Dream: Iranian Artist

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A well-known Iranian pop singer has protested against Trump’s racist decisions, particularly his executive order that bans the citizens of several Muslim countries, including Iran, from entering the US.
Americas

Conservative Figure Calls for Iran President’s Stronger Reaction to Trump

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An Iranian conservative figure has asked Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to give a stronger response to US President’s rudeness and impoliteness towards Iranian nationals.
Europe

France to Double Number of Visas Issued for Iranians: FM

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During his ongoing visit to Tehran, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault declared his country will double the visas available for Iranians in 2017, in what appears to be a response to US President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban which has targeted several Muslim countries including Iran.
Americas

9/11 Attackers’ Countries of Origin Excluded from Trump’s Blacklist (Cartoon)

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US President Trump’s recent executive order has banned citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US, but some Muslim countries were spared from the order's blacklist, even though they have deep-seated ties to terrorism.
Foreign Policy

Iran Is neither Xenophile, nor Xenophobe: President Rouhani

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that Iran is neither afraid of other countries’ citizens nor attracted to foreign people, and will just make use of the constructive interaction with the world for its national interests.
Americas

Iranian Filmmaker Boycotts Academy Awards after Trump’s Visa Ban

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Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, whose latest drama “The Salesman” is nominated for an Academy Award for best Foreign Language film, said on Sunday that he would not attend the Oscars ceremony next month even if he were granted an exception to US President Trump’s visa ban that bars Iranian citizens from entering the US.
Americas

Americans Flock to Airports in Protest at Trump’s Muslim Ban (+Photos)

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Thousands of people across the United Nations staged rallies in American airports in protest at the visa restrictions introduced by US President Donald Trump.
Americas

Iraq’s Popular Forces Urge Gov’t to Ban Entry of US Nationals

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Iraq's Popular Mobilization on Sunday called on the Iraqi government to ban US nationals from entering Iraq and to expel those who are already in the country, in a reaction to the new US travel curbs on Iraqis.
Americas

Academy Raps Trump’s “Troubling” Ban that May Bar Iranian Filmmaker from Attending Oscars

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a statement condemned the visa ban introduced by US President Donald Trump, which may prevent Oscar-nominated Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi and his cast and crew from attending the 89th Academy Awards.
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