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Sultan Qaboos bin Said
Sultan Qaboos bin Said

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies

DUBAI/CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Oman’s ailing Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest serving rulers, died yesterday and the Gulf state’s high military council called on the ruling family to convene to choose a successor, state media said.

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