Saudi king, 84, admitted to hospital: royal courtKing Salman took the throne in Saudi Arabia in 2015 after the death of his half-brother Abdullah, who was around 90 years old. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler King Salman has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh for gall bladder inflammation, the royal court said on Monday. It is rare for Saudi Arabia to report on the health of the ageing monarch, who has ruled the top oil exporter and the Arab world's biggest economy since 2015. The king was "admitted today to King Faisal specialist hospital in Riyadh for some medical tests due to cholecystitis," inflammation of the gall bladder, the royal court said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency. King Salman took the throne after the death of his half-brother Abdullah, who was around 90 years old.

Source: Bangkok Post July 20, 2020 06:56 UTC