1
: the basic monetary unit of Morocco and United Arab Emirates see Money Table
2
: a monetary subunit of the dinar (Libya) and riyal (Qatar) see dinar, riyal at Money Table
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The walls and floors use 24,000 square meters of marble, the same kind used to carve Michelangelo’s David, and the all-suite hotel is also home to the world’s biggest Swarovski crystal ceiling, with 21,000 crystals worth 1.3 million UAE dirhams ($354,000).
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Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 3 July 2024
Sources suggest Delhi's suggestion of making some payments in U.A.E. dirhams, instead of the yuan, if not the rupee, are also running into trouble.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Moroccans who violate the law could face six months to three years in prison and a fine of up to 1000 dirhams.
—Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Jabari insists that the water bar, although frequented by suited businessmen who work in the surrounding Dubai Media City, is not only for wealthy patrons, saying the water, costing 2 dirhams, or 54 U.S. cents, per 500 milliliters (around 16.9 fluid ounces), isn’t too expensive.
—Nick El Hajj, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
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Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 3 July 2024
Sources suggest Delhi's suggestion of making some payments in U.A.E. dirhams, instead of the yuan, if not the rupee, are also running into trouble.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Moroccans who violate the law could face six months to three years in prison and a fine of up to 1000 dirhams.
—Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Jabari insists that the water bar, although frequented by suited businessmen who work in the surrounding Dubai Media City, is not only for wealthy patrons, saying the water, costing 2 dirhams, or 54 U.S. cents, per 500 milliliters (around 16.9 fluid ounces), isn’t too expensive.
—Nick El Hajj, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
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