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Karayr is a crowdfunded short film shot in Jordan. Photo: Nechteh Apelian

Arab futurist short film Karayr sets its sights on the Oscars after HollyShorts Dubai win

It will compete at Academy Award-qualifying festival in Los Angeles

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Queen Rania and Princess Salma board Hejaz Railway steam train in Wadi Rum

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Jordanian strikes target drug traffickers and factories in Syria, state media says

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