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Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, the former Saudi Arabian energy minister. Image: Getty Images

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Former Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani dies at 90

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Tue 23 Feb 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

Yamani held the position for 24 years and was the longest-serving oil minister in OPEC

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Nadine Labaki has starred in 15 movies, directed two world-renowned epics and has been nominated for and/or won 56 awards.

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‘Our systems are a huge failure’ – Lebanese director Nadine Labaki talks politics

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Wed 2 Oct 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Award-winning director calls on artists to get more involved in the political world

Sheikh Mohammed used the hashtag “life has taught me” to tackle a number of issues facing the Arab world.

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Arab world has ‘too many politicians’ and ‘too little managers’, says Sheikh Mohammed

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Sun 5 Aug 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Dubai ruler says political discourse in the Arab world is a ‘waste of time’, urging politicians to let their achievements speak for themselves