(WASHINGTON, DC) - The Royal Court in Riyadh issued the following statement today:

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, underwent successful surgery today, Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at New York Presbyterian Hospital. During surgery, a blood clot was removed, a slipped disk was adjusted, and an affected vertebral body was stabilized.

May God the Almighty protect the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and grant him health and a speedy recovery.