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2020-01-11

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Oman names Haitham bin Tariq al-Said as its new head of state after the death of Sultan Qaboos.

Oman names a new leader after the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said

Oman names a new leader after the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said © CNN International

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