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Saudi crown prince "reassures" Abbas about king's health
 The Saudi crown prince on Friday reassured Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas about the health of ailing King Fahd, who has been in hospital for a week, the state SPA news agency reported.
| "Yeah, sure. He's about as stable as you can get..." |
Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz "reassured (Abbas) about the health of the monarch" when the Palestinian leader telephoned him to enquire about the king's condition, it said. Abbas also thanked Saudi Arabia for its "unlimited" moral and material support for the Palestinians, SPA added. It gave no further details about the condition of King Fahd, who was admitted to hospital last Friday. A medical source told AFP on Monday that the king was recovering from pneumonia and was responding to treatment in King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh.
"What kind of treatment is he receiving?"
"Well, right now they've got him packed in ice..." |
Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz said the next day that the monarch was recovering from an infection and would leave hospital soon.
| ... probably in a hearse... |
Posted by: Fred 2005-06-05 |
