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Sultan of Oman dies 50 years after ousting own dad

The Sultan was 79 [Photo: Reuters]

The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al-Said, has died aged 79 after five decades in power.

He ousted his own father in a coup in 1970 and lived to become the longest-serving leader in the Middle East.

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