BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai underwent heart surgery early last week and is currently recovering, his press office announced Saturday.
Here's what we know:
• According to Rai's press office's statement, the operation, which did not involve open surgery, was carried out at the Hôtel Dieu de France hospital in Achrafieh, Beirut, and aimed to replace a heart valve. It adds that the procedure was successful, but does not specify on what day the surgery took place.
• Rai is 82 years old. He was elected 77th Maronite patriarch of Antioch and the East in March 2011.
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai underwent heart surgery early last week and is currently recovering, his press office announced Saturday.Here's what we know: • According to Rai's press office's statement, the operation, which did not involve open surgery, was carried out at the Hôtel Dieu de France hospital in Achrafieh, Beirut, and aimed to replace a heart valve. It...