emir

According to Human Rights Watch, "several penal code provisions, as well as the cybercrime law, criminalise speech deemed insulting to religion, the emir or foreign leaders".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The line that set off the frenzy, in its entirety, is: “He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.”

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the emir of Qatar and president of the United Arab Emirates will be present for a special session on Iran later in the day on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Last month, Kuwait's emir issued a decree aimed at "securing and protecting the supreme interests of military entities".

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

That’s what I thought, anyway, as we rode in the sweet-smelling car, through the garden estate of the emir, past marble beds full of black tulips, to his castle by the sea.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

The Seljuk dynasty is named for the clan leader Saljuq, who moved south from the Oghuz state in the tenth century and came into contact, often violent, with other Turkic peoples and Abbasid emirs.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Qatar’s initial development can be attributed to the two most recent emirs of the ruling monarchy, analysts say.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2022

Starting in the 18th century, Gulf emirs came under the protection of the British Empire, which brokered truces between loosely organized tribes.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

Though those groups’ so-called emirs, or commanders, pledged fealty to Zawahiri, it was unclear how much tactical or strategic input he had on their operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

Maybe he had arranged the match knowing that after years of hustling emirs at the game he would be unbeatable.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri