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Riyadh announces separation of Tanzanian twins after 14.5-hour surgery

The Saudi Conjoined Twins Programme announced on 30 October 2026 that Tanzanian twins Laityness and Loveness had been separated at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in Riyadh.

According to medical team leader Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the operation lasted fourteen and a half hours across nine stages. It involved 44 medical, nursing and technical staff.

The children, aged two years and two months, were joined at the pelvis and hips. The announced surgical outcome does not yet establish full recovery or their long-term condition.

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