Lebanese Journalist Wounded in Israeli Strike Carries Olympic Torch

In honor of journalists killed and injured in the line of duty, the Olympic torch was carried in Paris on Sunday by a photojournalist from Lebanon who received serious injuries during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon.

Starting in May, the torch relay is a component of the events where about 10,000 individuals from different cultures were selected to lead the flame across France before the Games opening ceremony on July 26.

On October 13, 2023, Christina Assi of the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) was one of several journalists hit by Israeli weapons while covering a firefight between Israeli troops and Hezbollah terrorists near the border.

Christina Maria Assi 

Christina Maria Assi is an associate in the firm's mass torts & product liability and trials groups. She works in the litigation department. Her practice is concentrated on complex civil litigation with high risks, including commercial, antitrust, and product liability cases.

Leading producers of medical devices, medicinal products, and agricultural chemicals have been represented by Christina in complex and multi-plaintiff product liability cases at every stage of the legal process, from discovery to trial.

She provides local and foreign clients with legal advice on a variety of business challenges, such as partnership disputes and securities lawsuits. Christina also provides customers with advice about information requests and subpoenas issued by regulatory bodies.

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2024 Lebanese Series

Events in Lebanese

January

• 2 January: Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri: The deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau, Saleh al-Arouri, is killed by an Israeli bombing in the Dahieh location of Beirut.
• Israel kills Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy leader of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, in Majdel Selm on January 8.

February

• 8 February: In Nabatieh, an IDF drone hit an automobile. According to Israeli media, the operation resulted in the killing of regional Hezbollah commander Abbas al-Dabs.
• In Choueifat, a five-story building collapses on February 11.

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Public Holidays in Lebanon

• 1/1/01: New Year's Day
• January 6 is Armenian Christmas and Epiphany.
• February 9 is Saint Marunde Day
• The Annunciation Day is March 25
• Good Friday, March 29
• Easter Sunday is March 31
• April 10th is Eid-al-Fitr

Journalist Strike

Springer Nature Strike
Today marks the first day of a series of day-long strikes by NUJ members at Springer Nature, an academic publisher, over salaries.

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The Nature Portfolio of publications 93% of NUJ members voted in favor of a strike that is scheduled to begin on June 20.

STV Members Strike Action

On Wednesday, May 1, STV journalists went on strike for a second day in protest of their wages.

NUJ at STV to Strike

On Wednesday, May 1, STV journalists went on strike in response to their rejection of the company's most recent payment offer.

News Lebanon Israel

A BBC analysis showed the scope of the damage caused by nine months of war between Israel and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. Thousands of buildings and vast stretches of deserted land have been destroyed along the Israel-Lebanon border, and satellite photographs, radar data, and military operation records show that entire villages have been uprooted.

One day after the Israel-Gaza war broke out, Hezbollah fired weapons into Israeli positions, claiming to be acting in solidarity with the Palestinian people. This was the start of the present combat. Israel's military attack on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, in response to Hamas's unprecedented strike on Israel.

Hotel strike

Some of the biggest hotel chains in San Francisco may have to deal with a walkout by thousands of workers as early as next month, following months of contract negotiations that have not resulted in an agreement.

For the San Francisco hospitality sector, which continues to fight to recover from the COVID-19 outbreak, a strike would be the latest setback. Additionally, it comes with a statewide increase in hotel labour unrest, with 40,000 Unite across the country.

The contracts of the workers here are about to expire, and union locals in Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, have declared similar strikes, putting further pressure on employers during talks about contracts.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Who in Lebanon was holding the journalist?
Terry Anderson, an American journalist taken and held in prison in Lebanon for nearly seven years, was 76 years old when he passed away. When Anderson was taken prisoner by Islamist extremists in 1985 during what became known as the Lebanon hostage crisis, he was the lead Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press (AP).

Q. Who is the AP owner?
It has New York City as its basis. The main daily newspapers, radio stations, and television networks in the United States own the Associated Press, a non-profit cooperative that distributes its news reports.
Most of the pieces are written by members of the Newspaper Guild Union of the AFL-CIO.

Q. What is the status of Christina Assi?
On October 13, 2023, Christina Assi of the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) was one of several journalists hit by Israeli weapons while covering a firefight between Israeli troops and Hezbollah terrorists near the border.