The Saudi Royal Court said that doctors recommended that Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman avoid traveling by plane for long distances without stopping, before the Arab summit to be held in Algeria at the beginning of next month.
A statement by the Royal Court, published by the official news agency (SPA), said that King Salman directed Prince Mohammed bin Salman to deputize the Kingdom’s delegation to the Arab summit in Algeria, but the medical team in the royal clinics recommended that Prince Mohammed avoid traveling by plane long distances without stopping, in order to avoid trauma to the ear. Barotrauma and influence on the middle ear.
The statement indicated that with Prince Mohammed's travel unable to travel, King Salman directed Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to head the Kingdom's delegation to the Arab Summit in Algeria.
Saudi Arabia affirmed its support for Algeria and everything that would lead to the success of the summit.
And the Algerian presidency had said - in a statement late yesterday, Saturday, that Prince Mohammed bin Salman will not attend the Arab summit, which will be held on the first of November in Algeria, in compliance with the advice and recommendations of doctors to avoid travel.
The statement stated that Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received a phone call from the Emir, "in which he expressed his regret for not attending the Arab summit meeting."