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Former Saudi Oil Minister Yamani Passes Away

In this Dec. 14, 1976, file photo, Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani listens to newsmen's questions during a news conference at Doha, Qatar, after he arrived to attend OPEC meeting. (AP)
In this Dec. 14, 1976, file photo, Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani listens to newsmen's questions during a news conference at Doha, Qatar, after he arrived to attend OPEC meeting. (AP)
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Former Saudi Oil Minister Yamani Passes Away

In this Dec. 14, 1976, file photo, Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani listens to newsmen's questions during a news conference at Doha, Qatar, after he arrived to attend OPEC meeting. (AP)
In this Dec. 14, 1976, file photo, Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani listens to newsmen's questions during a news conference at Doha, Qatar, after he arrived to attend OPEC meeting. (AP)

Former Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Sheikh Zaki Yamani passed away in London on Tuesday aged 91.

He will be buried at the Jannat Al Muallaa Cemetery in the holy city of Makkah.

Yamani became oil minister in 1962 and would lead the ministry until 1986, serving as secretary-general of the nascent oil cartel OPEC throughout his term in office.

Yamani was born in Makkah in 1930. He earned a bachelor's degree in law at King Fouad I University in Cairo in 1952 and master’s degrees in law at New York University and Harvard.

He worked as legal aide at the Saudi cabinet in 1957 before becoming minister of state and cabinet minister in 1960.

In 1990, Yamani founded the Center for Global Energy Studies, a London-based market analysis group claiming to provide objective information on energy issues.

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Afghan Prime Minister Receives MWL Secretary-General in Kabul

Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)
Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)
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Afghan Prime Minister Receives MWL Secretary-General in Kabul

Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)
Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa meet in Kabul. (SPA)

Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund received on Tuesday Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa at the Gul Khana Palace at the presidential compound in Kabul.

They discussed several issues of mutual interest, emphasizing the importance of the role of Muslim scholars in addressing major and critical matters through effective dialogue to achieve tangible, positive outcomes.

Al-Issa arrived in Kabul on Monday on an official visit during which he will meet with senior government leaders and religious scholars.