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In 1966, coins were introduced in the name of Qatar and Dubai for 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 dirhams. In 1973, a new series of coins was introduced in the same sizes and compositions as the earlier pieces but in the name of Qatar only. Only 25 and 50 dirham coins are now circulated, although smaller coins remain legal tender. [citation needed]
The dirham was a unit of mass used across North Africa, the Middle East, Persia and Ifat; later known as Adal, with varying values. The value of Islamic dirham was 14 qirat. 10 dirham equals 7 mithqal (2.975 gm of silver). In the late Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkish: درهم), the standard dirham was 3.207 g; [1] 400 dirhem equal one oka.
The Moroccan dirham (Arabic: درهم, romanized: dirham, Moroccan Arabic: درهم, romanized: derhem; sign: DH; code: MAD) is the official monetary currency of Morocco. It is issued by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the central bank of Morocco. One Moroccan dirham is subdivided into 100 santimat (singular: santim; Arabic: سنتيم).
Africa's mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world's inability to stop epidemics, experts say. A leading African scientist says the growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity ...
Seychellois rupee: SCR Re (singular) Rs (plural) Seychelles: Sierra Leonean leone: SLL Le Sierra Leone: Somali shilling: SOS Sh.So. Somalia: South African rand: ZAR R South Africa: South Sudanese pound: SSP £ South Sudan: Sudanese pound: SDG LS or ج.س Sudan: Swazi lilangeni: SZL L (singular) E (plural) Eswatini: Tanzanian shilling: TZS TSh ...
Abu Dhabi used the Bahraini dinar, at a rate of 10 Gulf rupees = 1 dinar. In 1973, the UAE adopted the UAE dirham as its currency. Abu Dhabi adopted the UAE dirham in place of the Bahraini dinar, at 1 dinar = 10 dirhams, while in the other emirates, the Qatar and Dubai riyal were exchanged at par.
Newsroom Afrika is a South African 24-hour digital satellite television news channel broadcast across Africa on DStv. [1] [2] [3] It is one of two channels on the platform that is 100% black-owned, and 50% female-owned. [4] The channel comes after MultiChoice ended their contract with the now defunct and controversial Afro Worldview. [5]
SABC News is the news division of the SABC, South Africa's public broadcaster. The division produces news content for the SABC's platforms, including bulletins for its television channels, radio stations, and digital properties, in English and other national languages .