World’s longest serving prime minister dies
Bahrain’s Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa was in power for nearly 50 years
11 November 2020 - 11:39
Dubai — Bahrain’s Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world’s longest serving prime minister and a staunch ally of neighbouring Saudi Arabia and the US, has died, the royal palace announced on Wednesday.
Sheikh Khalifa, a dominant figure in the Gulf island's politics for much of his near half-century in power, died on Wednesday morning at Mayo Clinic hospital in the US, Bahrain's state news agency said...
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