Two-year-old twin boys from Egypt who had been joined at the head spent their first night apart after 34-hour separation surgery and a doctor said today they were “in good shape.”

Two-year-old Egyptian twins joined at the top of their heads were successfully separated by doctors in the US, but face a long recovery after a marathon surgery lasting 26 hours.

A MOTHER looks adoringly at her twin baby boys knowing that one of them must die if the other is to survive.

Egyptian doctors are seeking international medical help to separate two Siamese twins joined at the head.