(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is set to undergo a new back surgery in the United States to stabilize a vertebra in his spine, after two other operations last year.
The monarch's surgery will be carried out in the coming days, the Associated Press reported late Tuesday, citing the official Saudi news agency.
No more details are released on the Saudi king's operation.
Following medical examinations, the 86-year-old king had two back surgeries in New York City in November 2010 to treat a herniated disc and a blood clot pressing on nerves in his back, according to official explanations.
The king's half-brother, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, took control of the kingdom when King Abdullah was in the US.
The 85-year-old king has been abroad for much of the past two years receiving treatment for what is believed to be cancer.
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11 October 2011 - 20:30
News ID: 271301
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is set to undergo a new back surgery in the United States to stabilize a vertebra in his spine, after two other operations last year.
