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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

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

Lebanon turns to Egyptian gas to ease electricity shortages

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

Arab Cup final: Morocco beat Jordan in five-goal thriller to seal title

Arab Cup 2025: Jordan seek to banish memories of Doha heartbreak against Morocco

Modi concludes 'productive' Jordan trip focusing on business and tech

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The Allenby Bridge crossing between the West Bank and Jordan has been closed to aid and goods since an attack by a lorry driver on Israeli personnel in September. Reuters

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Mike Waltz, US ambassador to the UN, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting in New York. AFP

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The war-devastated suburb of Ain Tarma, in eastern Damascus. Both Syria and Lebanon have trouble supplying their people with electricity. AFP

Jordan, Syria and Lebanon seek to revive dormant energy deals

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Syria thaws relations with Druze ahead of President Al Shara's US trip

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Jordan 'will not accept' Israeli violations in West Bank

Ryanair resumes full operations to Jordan with 18 European routes

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Preserved steam locomotive train, at Hejaz railway near Wadi Rum desert, Jordan. The train has been used in the movie "Lawrence of Arabia". Getty Images

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Turkey, Syria and Jordan agree draft memorandum to restore line built in 1900

Israel closes only West Bank-Jordan border crossing

Arab diplomacy takes centre stage at UNGA

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Israeli troops arrive at the Allenby Bridge crossing, after two members of the country's military were killed at the site. AP

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