According to state media, Saudi King Salman is suffering from a lung infection. The 88-year-old had to be treated with antibiotics, the Saudi news agency SPA said late on Sunday evening on X.
Accordingly, he had previously been examined for fever and joint pain at the clinics of Al-Salam Palace in the port city of Jeddah.
Monarch suffers from health problems
King Salman has had health problems since coming to power at the age of 79. The monarch has a pacemaker and doctors have also removed his gallbladder.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become the kingdom’s de facto ruler in recent years. In the fall of 2022, the 38-year-old took over the post of prime minister from his father, subject to a legal exception.
Source: Krone
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