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Saudi King Salman having tests in hospital, state media says

Saudi King Salman having tests in hospital, state media says

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)