President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has returned to the country following a private visit abroad that lasted for several days.

Sheikh Khalifa was received at the airport by Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister; Sheikh Dhiyab bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Board Chairman of Etihad Airways; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority; Sheikh Hazza bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Under Secretary of the Court of the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region, sheikhs and senior officials.

Returning with Sheikh Khalifa were Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region, Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, Sheikh Omer bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works, Mohammed Habroush Al Suwaidi, the President's Advisor, Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikhs and officials.