Kuwaiti crown prince heads to Britain for medical test

The Kuwaiti news agency said on Friday that the crown prince and prime minister in Kuwait Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah al-Salem al-Sabah will head on Saturday to Britain for "ordinary medical exams."

The agency said that Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Salem al-Sabah will leave the country today morning heading for the UK in a special visit during which he will hold ordinary medical tests.

Last Monday, the agency said that the Kuwaiti crown prince will leave Kuwait very soon but without defining his destination and the time of his travel. Sheikh Saad ( 72 years old) underwent a medical surgery in the colon in 1997 and since then he pays visits to the UK and the US to undergo routine medical tests. Doctors advised Sheikh Saad who has been presiding over the successive governments in Kuwait since 24 years to take rest.

On the other hand, Sheikh Jaber who assumed power in Kuwait since 24 years recently underwent successful eye surgery and returned back to Kuwait in January after he had spent almost 4 months in London. He was admitted to hospital after having a brain stroke.