Saudi King Salman having tests in hospital, state media says
- - Saudi King Salman having tests in hospital, state media says
ReutersJanuary 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a virtual cabinet meeting from his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2024. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old King Salman was undergoing medical tests in a hospital in Riyadh, the state news agency said on Friday.
King of the world's biggest oil exporter and a major U.S. ally in the Middle East, he had received medical care for lung inflammation in 2024.
He last chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to state news agency SPA.
(Reporting by Ahmed Elimam;Editing by Alison Williams and Andrew Cawthorne)
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