King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the 90-year-old king of Saudi Arabia, is undergoing medical tests at a hospital in Riyadh, state media says.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the monarch was admitted on Friday for a series of examinations, but gave no further details about his condition or the nature of the tests.
The announcement comes amid continued international attention on the health of the ageing king, who has reigned since 2015.
According to SPA, King Salman last presided over a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, 13 January.
In 2024, King Salman was treated for lung inflammation and was reported to have recovered following a course of medical care.
In recent years, many day-to-day responsibilities for governance and diplomacy have been delegated to his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who plays a central role in shaping Saudi Arabia’s domestic reforms and foreign policy.
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Gulf states including Saudi Arabia and the UAE are exploring a $2,500 Ukrainian-designed interceptor drone as a cheaper way to counter Iranian attacks that are depleting stockpiles of U.S.-made missiles, a Japanese firm marketing the technology overseas told Reuters.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war. Tehran said the U.S. should remove obstacles to a deal, including its blockade of Iran's ports. Meanwhile Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in St Petersburg for talks.
Tensions between the United States and Iran remain high after a U.S. official said President Donald Trump was unhappy with a proposal from Tehran that does not deal with its nuclear programme. Washington is insisting that any talks must address Iran’s nuclear activities.
Speaking during a White House state dinner for the British monarch’s state visit to Washington on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. has "militarily defeated" Tehran and that King Charles III did not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. However, Charles did not mention the Iran war.
The death toll from a train collision near Indonesia’s capital Jakarta rose to 14 women on Tuesday (28 April), with 84 people injured, after rescuers completed efforts to free passengers trapped in the wreckage, the state rail operator said.
Mexican special forces arrested Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero”, a senior commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), during an operation in the western state of Nayarit, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said on Monday (27 April).
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Five people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon, including three emergency responders who rushed to help victims of an earlier blast, according to Lebanese officials.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, has asserted Tehran’s right to respond after accusing the U.S. of “state-sponsored piracy” following the seizure of two oil tankers.
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