• Acting on orders of King Abdullah, the health ministry had to acquire a specially-made bed and a crane to transfer Shairi from his second-floor apartment, SPA said.
    Acting on orders of King Abdullah, the health ministry had to acquire a specially-made bed and a crane to transfer Shairi from his second-floor apartment, SPA said.
  • Saudi Civil Defence members use a forklift to move Khaled Mohsen Shaeri, 20, onto a plane to airlift him to the capital Riyadh.
    Saudi Civil Defence members use a forklift to move Khaled Mohsen Shaeri, 20, onto a plane to airlift him to the capital Riyadh.
  • The bed was specially made for Shairi in the United States, Sabq news website said.
    The bed was specially made for Shairi in the United States, Sabq news website said.
  • The ministry did not specify the nature of treatment that the young man will undergo and his age has not been disclosed.
    The ministry did not specify the nature of treatment that the young man will undergo and his age has not been disclosed.
  • A Saudi man weighing 610 kilograms (1,344 pounds) was forklifted to hospital on Monday for medical treatment at the expense of the monarch to reduce his weight.
    A Saudi man weighing 610 kilograms (1,344 pounds) was forklifted to hospital on Monday for medical treatment at the expense of the monarch to reduce his weight.

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In pictures: Saudi man weighing over 600kg airlifted to hospital

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