A handout picture released by the Omani Royal Palace shows Sultan Qaboos of Oman walking down from his airplane after landing in the capital Muscat . AFP

AFP/ Muscat

Sultan Qaboos of Oman returned home on Monday after spending more than eight months in Germany for medical treatment that was completely successful, state television reported.

Qaboos returned after "having completed medical treatment in Germany whose results were crowned as a total success," the television announced as it showed the 74-year-old who was thin but walking with ease from a royal plane and along a red carpet.

In his last public address, Qaboos appeared on television in November to tell his nation that he would miss the 44th anniversary of his inauguration and national day, saying his treatment was giving "good results".

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