State media say Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said has died

By The Associated Press

Posted Jan 10, 2020 08:18:16 PM.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — State media say Oman’s ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, as died at the age of 79.

The sultan has ruled Oman since overthrowing his father in a bloodless 1970 coup. He has no known successor for his throne in Oman, a country on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula that’s home to some 4.6 million people.

The state-run Oman News Agency announced his death on its official Twitter account.

The Associated Press

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