Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court. (AN Photo)

Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court, has announced the successful separation of a pair of Siamese twins from Sudan. Dr. Al-Rabeeah said the operation on Mamdouh and Mahmoud lasted for 13 hours on Saturday at King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah had ordered the operation to be facilatated. After the successful operation, the twin’s father thanked King Abdullah for his support.

In a press statement, Al-Rabiah congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince and Prince Meteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard, for their backing.

Sudanese conjoined twins Mamdooh and Mahmood before their surgery. — Okaz photo