emir

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“Storms don’t shake us. They remind us who we are,” proclaimed an electronic billboard in City Walk on Thursday night, with a quote from Dubai’s emir.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

With Noem’s attention focused on her need to travel in the style of a Persian Gulf emir, the actual administration of the department has suffered.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

The emir of Qatar is also very friendly with Trump, having given him, as a present, a $400 million jetliner to use as the next Air Force One.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2025

As Irish hotelier Patrick McKillen tells it, he met the former emir of Qatar on a yacht in Doha to discuss a business opportunity in California, more than 8,000 miles away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

It’s so hot there that swimming pools boil, so one emir built himself an indoor ski resort.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri