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Members of Iraq's security forces cast their votes for the parliamentary elections using an electronic card system in Basra, Iraq on November 9, 2025.
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Under the system, payments for oil are made into dollar-denominated accounts in the US which are then either used to pay for imports or flow to Iraq as cash.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 July, 2026
The UAE introduces a new dirham symbol and blockchain-based digital currency [Getty]
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The note's similarity to the British 10 pound note was immediately picked up on [Getty]
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Sudanese twenty pound bills in stacks
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