Crown prince assures Cabinet on King’s health

Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, offered assurances at a Cabinet meeting on Monday about the health of Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, who was hospitalized last week, SPA said.
“At the beginning of the session, the Crown Prince assured everyone on the health of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah,” SPA said.
The royal court said on Jan. 2 that King Abudullah was suffering from pneumonia and temporarily needed help to breathe through a tube.
The procedure was successful and his condition was stable, the royal court said.