Searches
1. Gangnam Style
2. iPad 3
3. Olympics 2012
4. Samsung Galaxy S3
5. The Avengers
6. Skyfall
7. Hurricane Sandy
8. Ramadan television series 2012*
9. Kony 2012
10. The Syrian revolution*
People
1. Whitney Houston
2. Shama Hamdan*
3. Kate Middleton
4. Yusuf Al Qaradawi*
5. Felix Baumgartner*
6. Usain Bolt
7. Karina Kapoor
8. Mohammed Morsi*
9. Adele
10. Ibrahim Al Faki*
TV Shows
1. Omar TV series*
2. Fatema TV series*
3. -04-
4. Ro’ya (Revelation)*
5. Sabah Al Khair (Good Morning)*
6. Hebr Al Oyun (Eyes’ Ink) TV series*
7. The Voice
8. Arab Idol
9. Arabs Got Talent
10. Molhaq Banat (Girls Appendix) TV series*
Athletes
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Roger Federer
3. Kaka
4. David Beckham
5. Lionel Messi
6. Maria Sharapova
7. Rafael Nadal
8. Michael Jordan
9. Michael Schumacher
10. Xavi
Sports teams
1. Barcelona
2. Real Madrid
3. Chelsea
4. AC Milan
5. Arsenal
6. Liverpool
7. Zamalek
8. Manchester United
9. Manchester City
10. Roma
UAE Olympians*
1. Hamdan Al Kamali
2. Omar Abdul Rahman
3. Ahmed Khalil
4. Ahmed Al Maktoum
5. Khaled Issa
6. Khadija Mohammed
7. Mohammed Fawzi
8. Saeed Al Maktoum
9. Rashed Issa
10. Ahmed Ali
Travel destinations*
1. Ain Sukhna
2. Riyadh
3. Istanbul
4. Vienna
5. Seville
6. Frankfurt
7. California
8. Chicago
9. Casablanca
10. Barcelona
Food&Drink*
1. Baklava
2. Liquorice
3. Fettuccine
4. Carob bean
5. Chicken kabsa
6. Aish Al Saraya (sweet dish)
7. Daoud Basha (meatballs)
8. Kofta
9. Baba ghanoush
10. Arugula salad
Fashion Labels
1. Isabel Marant
2. Michael Kors
3. Bershka
4. Ice Watch
5. Nike
6. H&M
7. Forever 21
8. Yves Saint Laurent
9. celine
10. Alexander Wang
* denotes search terms in Arabic. Translation by Acraf El Bahi / The National
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