Tributes continue to pour in from world leaders for late Sheikh Khalifa

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Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was among a host of world leaders who have paid their respects to the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the UAE capital.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Felipe VI of Spain, President of Israel Isaac Herzog and President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta also met President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to extend their condolences.

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