The Pistachio Economy Dubai Chocolate Built (and Broke)
One viral chocolate bar turned pistachios into the food world's hottest commodity, and the ripple effects have reached lattes, croissants, and ice cream.
May 14, 2025

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One viral chocolate bar turned pistachios into the food world's hottest commodity, and the ripple effects have reached lattes, croissants, and ice cream.
May 14, 2025

Reading scores across the OECD have fallen 28 points in a decade, about a year and a half of schooling, and maths 22. One in five students is now a low performer in all three subjects. The largest PISA ever, and the sharpest fall came in the last three years.
Sep 10, 2026

CENTCOM named the five crude carriers it disabled after two missile attacks on one of its warships. Iran answered at Al-Azraq, where Jordan says it intercepted eighteen of twenty missiles, and claimed strikes on ten ships. Brent closed at 101 dollars.
Sep 10, 2026

Dubai and Riyadh are hosting barista championships and single-origin tastings as third-wave coffee culture reshapes a region long defined by cardamom-spiced brews.
May 5, 2025
