Category Middle East

These are the emotional stories of Algerians caught up in French government pension rules that make it hard for them to retire with their families back home. They’re called ‘chibanis’ – meaning ‘white-haired’. From the 1950s, France recruited hundreds of…

Iran’s parliament has approved all 19 ministers of President Masoud Pezeshkian, the first time in more than two decades a leader has been able to get all of his officials through the body. The cabinet approved on Wednesday after days…