Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 52

27-Dec-2010

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi King Leaves Hospital

Saudi Arabias King 'Abd Allah has left in good health after undergoing two back operations and a month of treatment at a New York hospital, state media reported on 22 December. The king left for his residence in New York for convalescence and to complete his physiotherapy, the Saudi Press Agency noted. Both the monarch and his heir, the kings 84-year old half brother Crown Prince Sultan, have been...