Berri Discharged from AUBMC after Minor Surgery

Speaker Nabih Berri was discharged from American University of Beirut Medical Center after undergoing a minor surgery to remove a kidney stone, the hospital said Saturday.

“Speaker Berri has been admitted to the AUBMC and (ex-health minister) Dr. Mohammed Jawad Khalife conducted the surgery," the hospital said .

The speaker is in good health and was discharged from the hospital Saturday morning, it added.

The Speaker thanked all those who wished him well, and apologized for not being able to receive any well-wishers during his recovery period.

On Friday, Berri's press office issued a statement confirming that he was admitted to hospital for a "minor surgery that ended successfully.”