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How to make flaky chocolate croissants at home

Chocolate croissants are among the most popular French pastries, known for their delicate, flaky layers and melted chocolate filling. Although preparing them takes some time to achieve the perfect texture, the final result offers a taste reminiscent of Parisian bakeries.

15 h ago | Good Food

1,500 events and 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries to meet at Sharjah International Book Fair

The 45th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair will take place under the theme “It Takes a Story,” welcoming 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries around the world at Expo Centre Sharjah from November 4 to 15. The fair will celebrate the work of 106 creatives and writers from 25 Arab and foreign countries, who will participate in presenting 1,500 cultural, creative and artistic events.

15 h ago | Culture & Arts
 
 
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Bashir Al-Shaqran: From school caretaker to PhD holder

From working as a school caretaker to pursuing higher education and becoming a teacher, and from making nine attempts to pass the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) to earning a PhD in literary and critical studies, Dr Bashir Salim Mohammad Al-Shaqran, a native of Ramtha, tells an extraordinary story of perseverance, determination and faith in the power of education to transform lives, regardless of difficult beginnings and major challenges.

15 h ago | All
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Southern Jordan Valley farmers pin hopes on water transfer from Wadi Ibn Hammad

Karak — Farmers in the Southern Jordan Valley are counting on an agreement to operate the water transfer from Wadi Ibn Hammad, recently signed by the Jordan Valley Authority and the Mazraa and Haditha Farm Water Users Association, to increase irrigation water reaching their farms and ease their recurring hardship caused by water shortages, particularly during the summer growing seasons when crops require more irrigation.

Oct 14,2026 | Around Jordan

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