By AFP More by this AuthorRiyadhSaudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler King Salman underwent a successful surgery Thursday to remove his gall bladder, the royal court said, three days after he was admitted to hospital. 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 "underwent a laparoscopic surgery to remove the gall bladder today... at King Faisal specialist hospital in Riyadh," the royal court said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). REMAIN IN HOSPITALAdvertisementThe king will remain in hospital for some time after the "successful" surgery, the statement added. The monarch was admitted to hospital on Monday "for some medical tests" due to inflammation of the gall bladder, according to the royal court.

Source: Daily Nation July 23, 2020 16:41 UTC