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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

It's there that edicts handed down by the reclusive emir are translated into what are known as workarounds.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Instead the emir offered “to make a contribution to the country,” and give the jet to the U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 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

That same day, Governor Yusuf signed the law and gave the emirs of the abolished emirates a 48 hours to vacate their palaces.

From BBC ● May 24, 2024

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

It’s actually made of seven emirates, which are like states, but more like principalities, because they’re owned by seven princes called emirs.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri