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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who was hospitalised this week, has pneumonia and is breathing with the aid of a tube but is in a stable condition, the royal court has said.Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who was hospitalised this week, has pneumonia and is breathing with the aid of a tube but is in a stable condition, the royal court has said.
The king, believed to be around 90 years old, was admitted to the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh on Wednesday for checks. Examination revealed pneumonia, which required the provisional insertion of a tube on Friday evening, a statement said.The king, believed to be around 90 years old, was admitted to the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh on Wednesday for checks. Examination revealed pneumonia, which required the provisional insertion of a tube on Friday evening, a statement said.
“Thanks be to God, that step was crowned with stability and success,” the statement added. It did not say how long the king would need to remain in hospital.“Thanks be to God, that step was crowned with stability and success,” the statement added. It did not say how long the king would need to remain in hospital.
In recent years Abdullah’s advanced age and poor health have raised concerns about the country’s future leadership. Abdullah’s half-brother Salman, 77, is next in line to the throne. He was named crown prince in June 2012 following the death of Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz.In recent years Abdullah’s advanced age and poor health have raised concerns about the country’s future leadership. Abdullah’s half-brother Salman, 77, is next in line to the throne. He was named crown prince in June 2012 following the death of Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz.
Salman has been representing the king at most recent public events, including the latest Gulf summit in Qatar last month, because of the monarch’s ill-health. Salman has been representing the king at most recent public events, including the latest Gulf summit in Qatar last month, because of the monarch’s ill health.