Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s ailing ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, chaired a virtual cabinet meeting from a hospital office lateTuesday, a day after he was admitted due to gall bladder inflammation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The cabinet held a virtual meeting, chaired by King Salman “from his office at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh,” SPA said on Twitter.
The report was accompanied by footage from the spacious office in the hospital where the king presided over the meeting from behind a large desk.
He thanked all those who had enquired about his health, SPA said. The 84-year-old monarch was admitted to the hospital on Monday “for some medical tests due to cholecystitis,” inflammation of the gall bladder, according to a statement issued by the royal court. In the meeting, the cabinet discussed arrangements for the forthcoming hajj pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites in the city of Mecca.—AFP
