{"id":6656,"date":"2025-07-29T20:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=6656"},"modified":"2025-07-29T20:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:46:18","slug":"hope-in-riyadh-jamaican-conjoined-twins-arrive-in-saudi-arabia-for-life-saving-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/hope-in-riyadh-jamaican-conjoined-twins-arrive-in-saudi-arabia-for-life-saving-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope in Riyadh: Jamaican conjoined twins arrive in Saudi Arabia for life-saving surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RIYADH, Monday, July 29, 2025 : Conjoined Jamaican twins Azaria and Azura arrived in Riyadh for a critical evaluation to determine the possibility of a separation surgery &#8211; an initiative directed by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in a display of medical diplomacy and humanitarian commitment.<\/p>\n<p>The twins were flown to Saudi Arabia aboard a medical evacuation aircraft provided by the Saudi Ministry of Defense. Upon landing at King Khalid International Airport, they were immediately transferred to King Abdullah Specialist Children&#8217;s Hospital at King Abdulaziz Medical City under the Ministry of National Guard, where a specialized medical team began a thorough assessment of their condition.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court, Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), and head of the surgical team, lauded the Kingdom\u2019s leadership for their humanitarian vision.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6658\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1.png 900w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1-609x420.png 609w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1-150x104.png 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conjoined1-696x480.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis generous initiative reflects not only Saudi Arabia\u2019s world-class medical expertise but also its global humanitarian role, especially in helping children facing life-threatening conditions,\u201d he stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr. Al Rabeeah emphasized that the Kingdom\u2019s medical teams have successfully performed dozens of conjoined twin separations, positioning Saudi Arabia as a global leader in the field.<\/p>\n<p>The twins\u2019 parents expressed heartfelt gratitude for the Kingdom\u2019s swift action, warm hospitality, and overwhelming kindness. \u201cWe are deeply thankful to the government and people of Saudi Arabia for welcoming us with open arms and for giving our daughters a chance at life,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n<p>The medical evaluation in the coming days will determine whether the separation surgery is viable offering renewed hope for the twin girls and their family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIYADH, Monday, July 29, 2025 : Conjoined Jamaican twins Azaria and Azura arrived in Riyadh for a critical evaluation to determine the possibility of a separation surgery &#8211; an initiative directed by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}