Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh for medical tests, the royal court said in statement early on Monday.
The king was admitted for inflammation of the gallbladder, said the announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Later, the king received a number of calls from regional rulers, including the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also received a call from Kuwait’s crown prince. He reassured Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah of the king’s health.
Source: Arab News