Iraq had traditionally regarded the tiny but oil-rich emirate of Kuwait as, really, Iraqi territory.

伊拉克一直把石油蕴藏的小国科威特酋长国看成是伊拉克的领土。

He has an equally ambitious agenda for his emirate.

他对他的酋长国有一个同样雄心勃勃的议程。

The UAE is a collection of seven emirates also known individually as sheikdoms.

阿联酋是七个酋长国的集合，也被称为酋长国。

Dubai is one of those emirates, and it's where you'll find the tallest building in the world.

在这里, 而且这里有着最高的建筑。

But Chappelet adds that money is not really an issue for an emirate with the world's highest per capita income.

但查佩莱特补充，对于一个人均收入最高的酋长国来，钱并不是真正的问题。

Emirates said it will begin doing " pre-screening interviews."

阿联酋航空表示将开始进行“预筛选采访”。

It's to make Afghanistan an Islamic emirate.

这是为了让阿富汗成为一个伊斯兰酋长国。

The militants want to carve out an Islamic emirate stretching from Syria through Iraq.

武装分子想要建立一个从到伊拉克的伊斯兰酋长国。

In recent years, the empty village near the town of al-Madam in the Sharjah emirate has become more popular with visitors.

近年来，沙迦酋长国阿尔-麦达姆镇附近的这个空荡荡的村庄变得更受游客欢迎。

Abu Dhabi is the richest of seven emirates, and Sheikh Tahnoon's family has been in charge for centuries.

阿布扎比是七个酋长国中最富有的一个，谢赫塔农的家族掌管了几个纪。

Casino and hotel companies that have moved into the UAE could benefit should Ras Al Khaimah make the way for other emirates to follow.

如果哈伊马角为其他效仿其做法的酋长国铺平道路，那些已经入驻阿联酋的赌场和酒店公司可能会受益。

Polls have closed in the Gulf emirate of Kuwait where people have been voting in the second parliamentary election in less than a year.

海湾酋长国科威特的投票结束，该国人民在不到一年的时间内已经进行了第二次议会选举。

Dubai has long been popular with Russians, who were among the top visitors to the emirate and purchasers of real estate even before the war.

长期以来，迪拜一直受到俄罗斯人的欢迎，甚至在战前，俄罗斯人就是迪拜的主要游客来源和房地产买家之一。

Now, the governor of Kano state and a frequent target of Sanusi's criticism, Abdullahi Ganduje, wants to break up the emirate to reduce Sanusi's power.

现在，卡诺州的州长，也是萨努西经常批评的对象，Abdullahi Ganduje，想要打破这个酋长国来削弱萨努西的权力。

This occurred around the same time as the decline of the pearl industry, the gulf’s main source of income, creating friction between the two emirates.

这几乎与海湾主要收入来源珍珠产业的衰退同时发生，这在两个酋长国之间造成了摩擦。