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Saudi crown prince "reassured everyone" about king's health, state media says

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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 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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