Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital in Jeddah

GOOBJOOG NEWS|RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saudi has been admitted to hospital in Jeddah for unspecified tests, state media reported Sunday.

The kingdom has generally sought to quell speculation over the health of the 86-year-old monarch, who has ruled the top oil exporter and the Arab world’s biggest economy since 2015.

He entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday “to conduct some medical examinations”, according to an official report, citing a royal court statement.

King Salman underwent surgery to remove his gall bladder in 2020.

He was most recently hospitalized in March, for what state media described as “successful medical tests” and to change the battery of his pacemaker.