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Former Saudi oil minister Zaki Yamani dies

He will be buried in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia

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Dubai:  Saudi Arabia's former oil minister, Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, has died in London, Saudi's Okaz newspaper said on Tuesday.

He will be buried in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the paper added.

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