Revolutionary Guards launch missiles in Iraq. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that they fired missiles and drones at militant targets in the Kurdish region of neighbouring northern Iraq, where about nine people were killed. The strikes were reported after Iranian authorities accused armed Iranian Kurdish dissidents of attacking and infiltrating Iran from the […]
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In era of “War of Buttons” identifying the enemy within & without
In the era of hybrid warfare, 5th Generation Warfare, or Non-Kinetic Warfare, where the enemy is invisible and unrecognizable, the political environment has evolved to the point where identifying the enemy is extremely difficult. Unfortunately, Quaid’s vision of peace within and peace without remains a pipe dream for every Pakistani, possibly because we failed to […]
Interfaith Football Film Scores Third Goal at the Emerald Coast of America
Pakistani director’s soccer documentary “Barefoot with Godfather of Soccer-Unwanted but Undaunted” was awarded the third annual Emerald Coast Film Festival, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA. Khalid Hasan Khan directed and produced the 35 minutes long soccer documentary. The sports documentary primarily focuses on the lives of soccer coaches, Ahmed Jan from Karachi, and Saifullah Khan, […]
Military Diplomacy: How militaries leverage social media for strategic objectives
The rise of digital platforms such as Twitter has transformed the way governments and various state organizations engage in public diplomacy and outreach. Exploring these themes, G5iO has in the past taken a detailed look at how world leaders and governments use Twitter for digital diplomacy in pursuit of their foreign policy goals. In this […]
Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 Challenges: A brief analysis
The 29-day FIFA World Cup tournament, which kicks off on November 20, is expected to attract more than 1.2 million visitors. The FIFA Tournament Time Demand Model forecasts that over 1.7 million people could visit Qatar during the tournament, with approximately 500,000 visitors in the country on the busiest days. Many millions more will get […]
Widespread protest in London, Paris in wake of Mahsa Amini’s death
Police clashed with demonstrators trying to reach Iranian embassies in London and Paris. French police used tear gas and riot tactics to stop hundreds of protesters in the capital from marching to the Tehran diplomatic mission, AFP reporters and eyewitnesses said. In London, police said they had made 12 arrests and five officers were “seriously […]
Video: Woman cuts hair on grave of brother killed in anti-hijab protest
A video of a man’s funeral Javad Heydari, who allegedly died in the crackdown on the protests, has gone viral. In it, his sister can be seen cutting off her hair over his grave as anti-hijab demonstrations in Iran grow more violent with over 41 people killed and 700 people detained. Iranian women protesting the […]
Xi Jinping trends online amid coup rumors, Canceled flights
Xi Jinping trends online amid coup rumors, Canceled flights Chinese President Xi Jinping has become one of the top trending topics on Twitter, despite unconfirmed rumors that he is under house arrest and that China is undergoing a military coup. After tens of thousands of people posted unverified allegations that the president had been detained […]