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Factboxes Main economic challenges for Saudi Arabia 10:24am EST Prince Nayef one of most powerful Saudi princes 10:24am EST Analysis & Opinion Saudi Arabia less rigid with Muslims during haj Related Topics World » Saudi Arabia » Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud awaits visitors at his palace in Riyadh November 16, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Saudi Press Agency/Handout By Ulf Laessing and Asma Alsharif KUWAIT/JEDDAH | Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:24am EST KUWAIT/JEDDAH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's elderly King Abdullah will leave for the United States on Monday for medical checks for a back ailment, and Crown Prince Sultan is returning from holiday abroad, state media said on Sunday. Political stability in the monarchy is of global concern. The Gulf Arab state controls more than a fifth of the world's crude reserves, is a vital U.S. ally in the region, a major holder of dollar assets and home to the biggest Arab bourse. Western diplomats in Riyadh said the king's departure and the crown prince's sudden return indicate the kingdom, which has no political parties or elected parliament, is trying to prevent a power vacuum and reassure Washington and other allies. Prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said the royal court's fourth medical bulletin in little more than a week showed the desert kingdom, known for its secrecy, wanted to dispel any rumors. "They want to make a point that there is no room for rumors ... Everybody should know that we do have a system to resolve all unexpected situations," he added, pointing to an allegiance council set up by Abdullah to regulate the succession. But analysts say the ruling Al Saud family, which founded the kingdom with clerics in 1932, will remain a gerontocracy unless it soon promotes younger princes, as those at the top are all in their 70s and 80s. The king is thought to be 86 or 87 and Sultan is only a few years younger. Many technocrat ministers such as Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi are in their 70s. Abdullah, seen by Washington as a moderate at the helm of a pivotal Muslim country, was admitted to hospital on Friday after a blood clot complicated a slipped disc he suffered the week before. "The king will leave on Monday for the United States to complete medical tests," the Saudi Press Agency SPA said. Diplomats said there has been uncertainty about the extent of his health problems since Abdullah canceled a visit to France in July. Crown Prince Sultan, who has had unspecified health problems over the past two years, will return to Riyadh on Sunday evening from Morocco, where he has been since August. Saudi officials say Sultan, who is also defense minister, has been working normally since returning in December from an extended medical absence. Diplomats say he was treated for cancer and has since then been much less active in public. During his stay in Morocco, the Saudi cabinet approved a rare salary increase for soldiers, a classic domain of Sultan. The United States is keen to see reforms continue after the September 11 attacks of 2001 on U.S. cities brought Saudi Arabia's puritanical Wahhabi form of Sunni Islam to the top of global concerns. Fifteen of the 19 al Qaeda attackers were Saudi. Saudi Arabia has become key to global efforts to fight al Qaeda. A Saudi intelligence tip-off helped Western governments stop package bombs destined for the United States that were sent on planes out of Yemen last month. 1 2 Next World Saudi Arabia Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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