Dubai: Saudi Arabia's 88-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been diagnosed with a lung infection and will undergo treatment with antibiotics after falling ill with a fever and joint pain, state media reported early Monday.
King Salman underwent medical examinations at the Royal Clinics at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, the Red Sea port city, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said. It was found that there was a lung infection, and the medical team decided that he should undergo a treatment programme consisting of antibiotics until the infection goes away and may God protect him, the report said.