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The IDF must stop closing ranks and start taking responsibility

A castrated military prosecution that isn't capable of dispelling suspicions of a cover-up in cases involving soldiers and officers will have a hard time convincing anyone that it is capable of independently investigating suspicions of war crimes

The IDF must stop closing ranks and start taking responsibility

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MKO: The Story of An Unlikely Hero of Democracy

Confession: I despised Gen Sani Abacha with the same intensity Obidients hate President Bola Tinubu. I thought I had overcome the ill-feeling after 28 years. Alas, I watched ‘MKO’ —

  • Abiola declared himself president after winning 1993 election, was arrested for treason.
  • Abiola's defiance prevented military rule from dominating Nigeria's politics between 1960 and 1999.

Dubai property rental prices fall where they were once the highest

Dubai: Tenants are leaving their homes for cheaper ones, while landlords in prime districts are cutting rents to hold on to them. Data shows that new leases have outnumbered renewals by 633 contracts in July and 2,139 in August. And this kind of change hasn’t been noticed since records began in January 2023.

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