Definition of emirate
:the state or jurisdiction of an emir
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Emirates have extended their sponsorship till 2021 and the Daily Mail suggests the deal to be worth £9m a year.
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By partnering with Iran and its Shia terrorist proxies, the emirate is cozying up with the chief regional nemesis of the concerned Sunni Arab world.
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Emirates and Turkish airlines have joined Etihad in avoiding a laptop ban the U.S. imposed on carry-on bags in March.
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Emirates has slashed 20 percent of its flights to America in the wake of those decisions.
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Even if the emirate ramps up supplies to the degree cited, those supplies would be heading into a much less welcoming market.
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Emirates, the long-haul carrier based in Dubai, has slashed 20 percent of its flights to America in the wake of those decisions.
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The news came as Sunni Muslim states across the Middle East, led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, presented Qatar with a list of 13 demands in return for ending their current diplomatic and trade embargo on the emirate.
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Ras al-Khaimah, like Dubai, is one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, a staunch U.S. ally on the Arabian Peninsula.
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First Known Use of emirate
1847
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