Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "reassured everyone about the health of the king" during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media reported, after the royal court said on Sunday the monarch would undergo medical tests for a lung inflammation.
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "reassured everyone about the health of the king" during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media reported, after the royal court said on Sunday the monarch would undergo medical tests for a lung inflammation.
The post on X did not give the prince's exact words to the cabinet.
Reporting by Yomna Ehab and Nayera Abdallah
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