Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah arrives at the the opening ceremony of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Mecca, in this file picture taken August 14, 2012. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah was admitted to a hospital in Riyadh on the night of November 16, 2012, to undergo back surgery to tighten a loose ligament, the state’s SPA news agency said. REUTERS/Susan Baaghil/Files (SAUDI ARABIA — Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)