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Oct 28, 2010

Death of Gulf emirate ruler Sheikh Saqr prompts fight over succession

The late ruler Sheikh Saqr with Sheikh Khalid
Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi, left, the late ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, with his son Sheikh Khalid. Photograph: Nasser Younes/AFP/Getty Images
One of the most bizarre international coup attempts of recent times, whose key players include a family solicitor from Buckinghamshire and an exiled Arab crown prince, entered its endgame today with the death of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad ...

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