Mr Algosaibi, 70, was a former ambassador to London and a confidant of King Abdullah
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Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian Labor Minister Ghazi Algosaibi died today at the age of 70 after a career as a diplomat, government minister and author, Al-Arabiya news channel reported.
Algosaibi was admitted to Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital about a month ago for treatment for cancer, the Dubai- based news channel said on its website, without saying where it got the information. He had received medical care in the U.S., it said.
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