Dubai: A Saudi medical and surgical team has successfully separated Tanzanian conjoined twins in a complex operation lasting 16 and a half hours at a specialist hospital in Riyadh, in yet another milestone for the Kingdom’s long-running conjoined twins programme. The operation to separate the twins, Nancy and Nice, was carried out at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital at King Abdulaziz Medical City under the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs. Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, adviser at the Royal Court and supervisor-general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, said the procedure was completed across 10 stages with the participation of 35 consultants, specialists, nurses and technical staff from multiple disciplines. The team included experts in anaesthesia, paediatric surgery, plastic surgery, paediatric urology and paediatric orthopaedics, alongside other supporting specialties, to ensure the highest levels of precision and safety throughout the operation.…