Al-Rahi Undergoes 'Successful' Surgery after 'Small' Brain Hemorrhage
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi underwent a “successful” surgery on Friday to remove a blood clot in the head, Bkirki announced.
The seat of the patriarchate said in a statement that al-Rahi was admitted to the Eye & Ear Hospital in Naccache on Thursday after feeling ill.
“He was later transferred to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Notre Dame de Secours in Jbeil where he underwent surgery on Friday morning to treat a small brain hemorrhage,” it said.
The operation was “successful,” and the patriarch is now “recovering,” said the statement.
Al-Rahi “thanks all those who prayed with him, contacted him and visited him to inquire about his health,” it added.
Several top officials and religious figures visited the patriarch at the hospital.
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