— ❗️🇱🇧/🇸🇾 NEW: Earlier today, clashes broke out after HTS terrorists attacked Lebanese Army units on the Lebanese border with Syria in Baalbek-Hermel governorate
After a delegation from the newly formed HTS-led Syrian Transitional Government was sent to the area, the factions stopped fighting against the Lebanese Army. Three Lebanese soldiers were injured due to the fighting.
Lebanon has sent reinforcements to the border with Syria, to prevent any incursions and to be prepared in case of armed clashes.
— ❗️🇱🇧/🇸🇾 NEW: Earlier today, clashes broke out after HTS terrorists attacked Lebanese Army units on the Lebanese border with Syria in Baalbek-Hermel governorate
After a delegation from the newly formed HTS-led Syrian Transitional Government was sent to the area, the factions stopped fighting against the Lebanese Army. Three Lebanese soldiers were injured due to the fighting.
Lebanon has sent reinforcements to the border with Syria, to prevent any incursions and to be prepared in case of armed clashes.
What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm. After fleeing Russia, the brothers founded Telegram as a way to communicate outside the Kremlin's orbit. They now run it from Dubai, and Pavel Durov says it has more than 500 million monthly active users. In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. At this point, however, Durov had already been working on Telegram with his brother, and further planned a mobile-first social network with an explicit focus on anti-censorship. Later in April, he told TechCrunch that he had left Russia and had “no plans to go back,” saying that the nation was currently “incompatible with internet business at the moment.” He added later that he was looking for a country that matched his libertarian ideals to base his next startup. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care.
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