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Lebanon: Najib Mikati, the Hezbollah's choice

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Lebanon has a new prime minister but the political crisis is by no means over. Najib Mikati will have the tough task of forming a government in a very tense climate. They have out-leaked Wikileaks: the Palestine Papers make for some shock revelations. And our correspondent reports from Karbala, where the annual Shiite pilgrimage is underway, under very tight security.

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