How 8 million bars of olive oil soap are handmade at this factory in Turkey

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Doktoroğlu Soaps is one of Turkey's largest producers of handmade olive oil soap, turning out nearly 8 million bars a year. Workers follow centuries-old methods using just a few simple ingredients.

Dubai's main airport is ramping up flights after traffic slumped 66% in March

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The arrivals and departures board of DXB Dubai International Airport is displayed on a computer screen in Krakow, Poland, on March 4, 2026.
Dubai's main airport is adding flights after traffic slumped in March.

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US Navy aircraft carrier set to break record for longest deployment in modern history

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The Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier is about to break a modern record for the longest deployment of an aircraft carrier since the Vietnam War.

By Tuesday, the Ford will have been at sea for 294 days, tying the record the USS Abraham Lincoln set in 2020.

From free buses to work from home: How the world is reacting to spiking oil prices

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Fuel pump
The AAA said that prices

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3 things policymakers can do to fight an oil-driven inflation spike, according to the OECD

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The sign of a Chevron gas station displays current prices as drivers pump gas in Rosemead, near Los Angeles, California,
The Iran war has driven up gas prices in the US.

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Airlines are raising their prices as oil spikes. Here's how much extra you're going to pay now.

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A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER plane prepares for landing at the Capital International airport in Beijing on October 22, 2024.
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777.

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Why Jamie Dimon is optimistic about peace in the Middle East

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A man in a suits speak.
"There's so many things moving out there, from deficits to geopolitics, to trade. It's complex, and something can go wrong," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said of the market.

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US Navy destroyers are firing top interceptors to bring down Iranian missiles flying into NATO airspace

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A Standard Missile -3 Block IIA, or SM-3 Blk IIA, is launched from US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, during Flight Test Other-23 or FTX-23, February 8, 2024.
The US Navy has used SM-3s on three occasions to defend Turkish airspace over the past two weeks.

US Missile Defense Agency photo

Missile alerts and a safe haven tested: Dubai 12 days into the Iran conflict

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A man rides a scooter along a street in Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) on March 10, 2026. The Gulf countries have long been seen as islands of stability in the Middle East, but the war in the region could threaten their prosperity, analysts said, pointing to risks to their revenues and reputations as business havens.

Dubai's luxury hotels are slashing prices and pushing staycations as Middle East travel chaos dents tourism

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Empty sun loungers around the garden of the 5 star Atlantis the Palm luxury hotel on palm Jumeirah in Dubai. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Sun loungers around the garden of the 5-star Atlantis the Palm luxury hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.

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