{
  "id": 12801235,
  "title": "Surgical separation of Moroccan conjoined twins begins in Riyadh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/surgical-separation-of-moroccan-conjoined-twins-begins-in-riyadh",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:01:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/gg0gyckiv"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Saudi medical personnel have commenced the surgical separation of 13-month-old Moroccan conjoined twins, Saja and Doha, at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in Riyadh. The operation, which is expected to last around 10 hours and involves a team of 23 specialists, is part of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program supported by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the head of the medical team, noted that the twins are joined at the chest and abdomen, sharing vital organs such as the heart, liver, and intestines. A laryngeal issue in one twin necessitated endoscopic treatment before the surgery began. This marks the fourth separation surgery for Moroccan conjoined twins and the 73rd operation in the Saudi program, which has assisted 159 sets of twins from 28 countries since its inception in 1990.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}