King Fahd released

King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia was released from a Saudi hospital, the Saudi News Agency reported on Thursday.

The king was admitted earlier in the week with an infected gallbladder. The report said that tests run on the king yeilded "satisfactory" results.

King Fahd received a telephone call from President of Kuwaiti Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and in Paris, French President Jacques Chirac said he sent a message to King Fahd expressing best wishes for his quick recovery, MENA reported.