Saudi King to undergo more surgery today

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz will undergo surgery on Friday to stabilise vertebrae in his spinal column, the kingdom's royal court said in a statement carried by the state news agency.

The king underwent surgery on his back in New York in November after a blood clot complicated a slipped spinal disc. The kingdom's health minister said afterward that his health was "very reassuring".

"King Abdullah...will undergo an operation on the afternoon of December 3 to stabilise some vertebrae in his spinal cord and complete the earlier surgery he underwent," the court statement said.

Crown Prince Sultan has returned from abroad to govern the world's largest oil exporter.
 

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