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Laurent Perpigna Iban

Journalist and photographer, passionately fond of the Middle East which he visits frequently.

In South-Lebanon, Israel’s war is not finished Laurent Perpigna Iban · 9 January The fragile cease-fire agreed on 26 November 2024 is still not totally effective. In addition to the sporadic bombings, dozens of villages are still occupied by the Israeli army which has also placed another 60 nearby villages in a “red zone”. OrientXXI has managed to get into the town of Majdel (…)
[Reporting Iraq’s Shi’ites Are Fighting Among Themselves Laurent Perpigna Iban · November 2022 Bogged down in their internecine strife, the two major Iraqi trends of political Shiism are dragging the country back to its old demons. While for the moment, the religious leaders have managed to calm the belligerents’ ardour, everyone wonders how long this will last. Our investigation was (…)
[Reporting The Planned Theft of Qalandia, Jerusalem’s Forgotten Airport Laurent Perpigna Iban · May 2020 Until 1967, the Jerusalem airport was a doorway to the world for Palestinians. Since the second Intifada, it has been definitively closed down. This little-known site is in the news again now that the Israelis plan to establish a new colony in its place.
“The Qalandia Airport was a magical (…)