Cairo - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was "in good health" on Saturday after a morning operation in Germany for a slipped disc, Health Minister Mohammad Awad Tajeddin told state television from Munich.
"President Mubarak has undergone surgery for a slipped disc between his fourth and fifth vertebras and is currently in the recovery room where he is already speaking after regaining consciousness," Tajeddin said.
The veteran 76-year-old head of state's operation had originally been scheduled for Monday.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1088260381713B221Who paid for the surgery and transportation costs?