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Saudi King Salman having tests in hospital, state media says

By Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026 | 6:03 AM

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 90-year-old ‍King Salman was undergoing medical tests in a hospital ‌in Riyadh, ‌the state news agency said on Friday.

King of the world’s ​biggest oil exporter ‍and a ​major U.S. ​ally in ‍the Middle East, he had received medical care for lung ‍inflammation in 2024.

He last chaired a ‍cabinet ‍meeting ​on Tuesday, ​according ⁠to state news ‌agency SPA.

(Reporting by Ahmed Elimam;Editing by Alison Williams and Andrew ⁠Cawthorne)