LONDON: Iran has decided today to ban the use of the undetectable ‘Telegram’ communication application, promising it will develop a state operated application instead.
Iranian opposition said that the latest measure from Tehran aims to stop the use of the app to curb the growing number of demonstrations protesting various causes from the deteriorating economic situation, wearing of the hijab, or discrimination in the mostly Iranian Arab region of Ahwaz.
The head of Iran’s parliament committee for National Security Alaa Borojordi has said “the ban will come into effect by 20th of April,” according to Iran’s ILNA news agency.
Borojordi added: “Iran has decided to ban the use of the undetectable ‘Telegram’ communication application but it will develop a state operated application instead.”
Iran had banned ‘Telegram’ last December to prevent anti-regime demonstrations from spreading across the country. Iranians however, were able to circumvent that ban and continued to use ‘Telegram’s’ encrypted messaging service to broadcast photos and videos of the protests.
Tehran bans ‘Telegram’ in a bid to calm protests in Iran
Tehran bans ‘Telegram’ in a bid to calm protests in Iran
Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza carries out complex procedure on Palestinian patient
- Jordan runs field hospitals in north, south Gaza
LONDON: The Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza performed a complex surgical procedure this week on a 21-year-old Palestinian patient suffering from an enlarged spleen caused by thalassemia.
The hospital commander said that the operation was carried out by specialized medical, anesthesia, and operating-room teams, which provide advanced care to the people of Gaza amid challenging conditions.
A general surgeon said that the patient needed urgent surgery due to dependence on weekly blood transfusions which had led to iron overload and heart complications. A successful splenectomy was performed after necessary preparations, according to the Jordan News Agency.
Jordan runs two field hospitals in Gaza: one in the north, established in 2009, and another in Khan Younis in the south, which was created in November 2023.
The hospital in southern Gaza includes specialized clinics that cover various medical fields. These include general surgery, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, anesthesia and intensive care, dermatology, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, pediatric and neonatal surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, plastic and burn surgery, and maxillofacial surgery. Additionally, a mobile prosthetics support unit is available.
Jordan’s humanitarian initiatives in Gaza also include programs such as the land bridge for aid deliveries, the mobile bakery, and the evacuation of critical cases to Jordanian hospitals.
