Saudi King Salman hospitalized in Riyadh

Al-Monitor Staff

Jul 20, 2020

Saudi new King Salman stands during the arrival of US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on January 27, 2015. Obama landed in Saudi Arabia to shore up ties with new King Salman and offer condolences after the death of his predecessor Abdullah. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) — Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud stands during the arrival of US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Jan. 27, 2015. — SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to the hospital over an inflamed gallbladder, the royal court said Monday, further fueling speculation about the aging monarch’s health.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh administered "some medical tests due to cholecystitis,” read a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency. No further information about the 84-year-old king's condition was given.