Saudi Arabia\u2019s ageing King Salman has been hospitalised, state media has disclosed.<\/p>\n
The latest admission to hospital follows a colonoscopy test carried out on him.<\/p>\n
He was admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday, authorities said in statement<\/p>\n
For years on end, the kingdom has tried to quell speculation over the health of the 86-year-old monarch, who has ruled the world\u2019s top oil exporter since 2015.<\/p>\n
The admission was needed \u201cto conduct some medical examinations\u201d, according to an official report, citing a royal court statement.<\/p>\n
On Sunday afternoon doctors performed a colonoscopy \u201cand the result was sound\u201d, the Saudi Press Agency later said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe medical team decided to keep him in the hospital for some time to rest,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
It is rare for the secretive kingdom to report on King Salman\u2019s medical condition.<\/p>\n
In 2017, Saudi Arabia dismissed reports and mounting speculation the king was planning to abdicate in favour of his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country\u2019s de facto ruler.<\/p>\n
King Salman underwent surgery to remove his gall bladder in 2020.<\/p>\n
He was most recently hospitalised in March, for what state media described as \u201csuccessful medical tests\u201d and to change the battery of his pacemaker.<\/p>\n
Under his rule, Saudi Arabia has launched ambitious economic reforms for a post-oil era and given more rights to women, while adopting a more assertive foreign policy including entering a war in neighbouring Yemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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