Saudi Arabia's health minister has been sacked by King Salman, AFP has reported.
Ahmed al-Khatib was relieved of his duties and Minister of State Mohammed al-Sheikh has been appointed as acting health minister, the Saudi Press Agency said in a statement.
The SPA did not state why the health minister had been sacked, although Saudi news website Sabq said that al-Khatib was replaced due to his "shortcomings" in dealing with hospitals in the south of Saudi Arabia, where troops are situated on the Saudi-Yemeni border.
