Images show rarely seen UAE ruler greet sheikhs for Ramadan
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}State media in the United Arab Emirates has published images of the country's rarely seen president greeting other ruling sheikhs for Ramadan.
The state-run WAM news agency early Thursday published images of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Bateen Palace in Abu Dhabi.
In the images, the 71-year-old Sheikh Khalifa wears white sneakers under his traditional robes.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He is greeted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi who analysts believe runs day-to-day affairs in the UAE.
Sheikh Khalifa became the UAE's president in 2004. He is also the ruler of Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich capital of the UAE's seven sheikhdoms.
Sheikh Khalifa suffered a stroke on Jan. 24, 2014, and underwent emergency surgery. He has rarely been seen in public since.