Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz underwent a successful operation in New York for an unrevealed health problem, the royal court announced Tuesday. The operation was carried out on Monday, the royal court said, just three days after he arrived in New York from Morocco, where he had been convalescing following earlier treatment for the as-yet unspecified ailment.
"The treatment received by his highness has been successful, thank god," the court said in a statement on the state news agency SPA. The statement said that the operation "continues the medical tests and treatment" for the prince.
Prince Sultan, who was born in 1928, and who also serves as minister of defence, has been battling the ailment since last year, when he first travelled to New York in November for treatment. Saudis have closely followed the news of his ailment and his six-week stay afterwards in Agadir, Morocco to recuperate from the first stage of treatment.