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Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital

He was last admitted to hospital in May 2022 for a colonoscopy procedure and medical tests.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday, April 24, admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah for a routine checkup.

Citing a statement from the Royal Court, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

  report said that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was admitted “to conduct routine examinations which will take few hours.”

88-year-old King Salman, who assumed power in 2015, was last admitted to hospital in May 2022 for a colonoscopy procedure and medical tests.

He also underwent a gall bladder surgery in 2020.

This post was last modified on April 24, 2024 5:09 pm

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Sakina Fatima

Sakina Fatima, a digital journalist with Siasat.com, has a master's degree in business administration and is a graduate in mass communication and journalism. Sakina covers topics from the Middle East, with a leaning towards human interest issues.

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