Syrian conjoined twins Celine and Elin, aged one year and five months, were separated in an eight-hour surgery in Riyadh at King Abdulaziz Medical City, part of the Ministry of National Guard. Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, led a team of 24 consultants and specialists in the procedure. This was the fourth successful separation under Saudi Arabia’s Conjoined Twins Program, and the 66th operation under the program overall, according to saudistandard.com.

Separately, twin sisters with fused skulls were successfully separated after 19 months in Abu Dhabi, UAE, by British surgeons and more than 60 other medical professionals, according to the nypost. Another report from bluesky described a surgery in the UAE involving British surgeons and a team from more than 20 countries, which is consistent with the Abu Dhabi account.

According to aljazeera, Filipino conjoined twins Olivia and Gianna were successfully separated during a six-hour surgery in Saudi Arabia. Accounts differ on whether the surgery in Riyadh involved Celine and Elin or another set of twins; the locations, names, and surgical details are not compatible with a single event. The UAE and Saudi Arabia surgeries are confirmed as distinct due to differing locations, twin identities, and team compositions.