RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has directed to transfer the Yemeni conjoined twins Mawaddah and Rahmah, the daughters of Huthaifah bin Abdullah Numan, from Yemen to King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh to conduct medical examinations and check on the possibility of separating the twins.

Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, adviser at the Royal Court, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Supervisor General, and head of the medical team to separate Siamese twins, said this humanitarian gesture by the King to the brotherly Yemeni people is an extension of his several humanitarian services for the needy people across the world

The Yemeni twins are both females and were born attached in the lower chest and abdomen area.

Al Rabeeah stressed that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques attaches big importance to the Saudi program for the conjoined twins. The program also receives the support and follow-up of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister, noting that this generous initiative is a continuation of what is offered by the Kingdom of giving and humanity of multiple services to the Arab and Islamic nations and the entire world. — SPA