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Lebanese billionaire Mikati picked to form new govt
Lebanese billionaire Mikati picked to form new govt
by  AFP

Lebanon's lawmakers designated incumbent Prime Minister Najib Mikati to form a new government Thursday, more than a month after parliamentary elections that yielded no clear majority. The powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, whose political alliance lost the clear majority it had in the previous parliament, threw its weight behind Mikati.

Swahili smash for Osaka's new venture
Swahili smash for Osaka's new venture
by  AFP

The name of Japanese tennis ace Naomi Osaka's new venture Hana Kuma has raised eyebrows in Africa -- as the term has a lewd meaning in Swahili. Hana Kuma means "flower bear" in Japanese.

Israel thanks Turkey for thwarting Iranian assassination plot
Israel thanks Turkey for thwarting Iranian assassination plot
by  AFP

Israel's incoming prime minister on Thursday thanked Turkey for thwarting an Iranian assassination plot against its tourists in Istanbul that prompted an urgent call for the Jewish state's citizens to return home. He added that talks were ongoing to allow the Jewish state's airlines to start flying directly to Istanbul and the country's southern coasts.

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