Saudi Arabia’s King Salman chairs virtual cabinet session from King Faisal hospital

Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers held a meeting on Tuesday chaired by King Salman who led the meeting virtually from his headquarters in King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

King Salman was admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh early on Monday for medical checks due to an inflammation in the gall bladder, according to a statement from the Royal Court.

Earlier in the day, King Salman received a phone calls from Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi who were checking on his health, according to SPA.

The rulers of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan had sent their regards to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman a day earlier.