King Salman orders transfer of Yemeni Siamese twins to Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the transfer of conjoined twins Mawda and Rahma from Yemen to the Kingdom to examine their case for possible separation surgery, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

The Adviser at the Royal Court, the General Supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, and the head of the medical team for separating the Siamese twins, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, explained that this humanitarian gesture from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques towards the brotherly Yemeni people is an extension of his many humanitarian positions towards those in need around the world. , indicating that the Yemeni Siamese twins, Mawaddah and Rahma, are female and were born conjoined at the lower chest and abdomen.

He stressed that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques attaches great importance to the Saudi program for conjoined twins, and the program receives support and follow-up from His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister.

Al-Rabiah indicated that this generous initiative is a continuation of the various services that the Kingdom of Giving and Humanity provides to the Arab and Islamic nations and the world at large.