King Salman meets Saudi Arabia's ambassador-designate to Ukraine, Muhammad bin Sulaiman, and ambassador-designate to Uruguay, Eyad Hakeem, on March 8, 2020. SPA, HO
King Salman meets Saudi Arabia's ambassador-designate to Ukraine, Muhammad bin Sulaiman, and ambassador-designate to Uruguay, Eyad Hakeem, on March 8, 2020. SPA, HO
King Salman meets Saudi Arabia's ambassador-designate to Ukraine, Muhammad bin Sulaiman, and ambassador-designate to Uruguay, Eyad Hakeem, on March 8, 2020. SPA, HO
King Salman meets Saudi Arabia's ambassador-designate to Ukraine, Muhammad bin Sulaiman, and ambassador-designate to Uruguay, Eyad Hakeem, on March 8, 2020. SPA, HO
King Salman meets Saudi Arabia's ambassador-designate to Ukraine, Muhammad bin Sulaiman, and ambassador-designate to Uruguay, Eyad Hakeem, on March 8, 2020. SPA, HO
King Salman meets Saudi Arabia's ambassador-designate to Ukraine, Muhammad bin Sulaiman, and ambassador-designate to Uruguay, Eyad Hakeem, on March 8, 2020. SPA, HO
King Salman spent more than two and a half years as the Saudi crown prince and deputy premier before becoming the country's ruler in 2015. SPA, HO
King Salman spent more than two and a half years as the Saudi crown prince and deputy premier before becoming the country's ruler in 2015. SPA, HO

Saudi King Salman in Riyadh hospital for medical tests

Kingdom’s ruler undergoing medical checks for gall bladder inflammation

The National

July 20, 2020

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was admitted to a hospital in Riyadh for medical tests on Monday, the state news agency SPA reported.

King Salman, 84, who has ruled since 2015, is suffering from an inflammation of the gall bladder, Spa said.
The custodian of Islam's holiest sites, he spent more than two and a half years as the Saudi crown prince and deputy premier from June 2012 before becoming king.

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He also served as governor of the Riyadh region for more than 50 years.

King Salman has presided over Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rapid reform plan to transform the kingdom’s economy and end its dependence on oil.

Prince Mohammed, 34, who is popular among young Saudis, has won praise at home for easing social restrictions, giving more rights to women and pledging to diversify the economy.

His Vision 2030 sets out a framework intended to steer the kingdom away from its economic reliance on hydrocarbons and develop public service sectors in fields such as health care, education, infrastructure, recreation and tourism over the next decade.

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It’ll be summer in the city as car show tries to move with the times

If 2008 was the year that rocked Detroit, 2019 will be when Motor City gives its annual car extravaganza a revamp that aims to move with the times.

A major change is that this week's North American International Auto Show will be the last to be held in January, after which the event will switch to June.

The new date, organisers said, will allow exhibitors to move vehicles and activities outside the Cobo Center's halls and into other city venues, unencumbered by cold January weather, exemplified this week by snow and ice.

In a market in which trends can easily be outpaced beyond one event, the need to do so was probably exacerbated by the decision of Germany's big three carmakers – BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi – to skip the auto show this year.

The show has long allowed car enthusiasts to sit behind the wheel of the latest models at the start of the calendar year but a more fluid car market in an online world has made sales less seasonal.

Similarly, everyday technology seems to be catching up on those whose job it is to get behind microphones and try and tempt the visiting public into making a purchase.

Although sparkly announcers clasp iPads and outline the technical gadgetry hidden beneath bonnets, people's obsession with their own smartphones often appeared to offer a more tempting distraction.

“It's maddening,” said one such worker at Nissan's stand.

The absence of some pizzazz, as well as top marques, was also noted by patrons.

“It looks like there are a few less cars this year,” one annual attendee said of this year's exhibitors.

“I can't help but think it's easier to stay at home than to brave the snow and come here.”

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