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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 29, 2010, Omanís Sultan Qaboos bin Said salutes at the start of a military parade at a stadium in Muscat on the occasion of the Sultanate's 40th National Day. - Sultan Qaboos, who ruled Oman for almost half a century, has died at the age of 79, the Omani news agency said January 11, 2020. Qaboos, the longest ruling Arab monarch, had been ill for some time and had been believed to be suffering from colon cancer. (Photo by MOHAMMED MAHJOUB / AFP)

World loses wise leader as Sultan Qaboos passes away
(FILES) A file photo taken on December 19, 2011, shows a handout picture released by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders during their annual summit in Riyadh. The monarchs of the six nations are (L to R) Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the United Arab Emirates' Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Moammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa. - Sultan Qaboos, who ruled Oman for almost half a century, has died at the age of 79, the Omani news agency said January 11, 2020. Qaboos, the longest ruling Arab monarch, had been ill for some time and had been believed to be suffering from colon cancer. (Photo by - / SPA / AFP)

Qaboos, the sultan who shielded Oman from region's turmoil
Omanis gather in front of the Sultan Qaboos Mosque to perform the funeral prayer for the country's ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said, in the Omani capital Muscat on January 11, 2020. - Sultan Qaboos, the longest-reigning leader of the modern Arab world, has died at the age of 79, leaving Oman in search of a new ruler at a time of regional turmoil. (Photo by MOHAMMED MAHJOUB / AFP)

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