Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz admitted after inflammation of his gallbladder

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz is suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder.

It's been gathered that the monarch has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh.

King Salman,84, has been ruling the country since 2015. 

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi postponed his scheduled visit to Riyadh following the king's hospitalisation, the Saudi foreign minister said.

"In recognition of the importance of the visit and a desire to make it succeed, our wise leadership in coordination with our brothers in Iraq has decided to postpone the visit," Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud wrote on Twitter.