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People clash with NYPD officers while they take part in a protest against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on March 19, 2016 in New York City.

Arizona Road Shut Down by Anti-Trump Protesters – Manhattan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 19, 2016 | Latest News, World

An Arizona highway leading to a campaign rally for Donald Trump was shut down by protesters on Saturday while they rallied outside of Trump Tower in Manhattan to declare their opposition to the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. Dozens of...

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Gold Imports to Rise; Indian Jewelers Calls Off Strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 19, 2016 | Business, World

MUMBAI – Indian jewellers called off a 19-day strike late on Saturday after government assured they will not be “harassed” by the excise department in collecting a new tax, the head of a trade body. After the government reintroduced a 1-percent...

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Opinion: Obama, ISIS and Batman

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 19, 2016 | Opinion

In his article that documented his interviews with US President Barack Obama, Jeffrey Goldberg mentions testimonies from Obama’s aides that state he likened ISIS to the Joker in the film Batman. There is a scene in the film where a gang of men are angry at the evil...

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu during a joint news conference in Istanbul January 4, 2014. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Iran’s Zarif to Discuss Business, Middle East Issues

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 19, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived to Turkey’s Istanbul on Saturday to hold talks with the country’s senior officials on bolstering bilateral trade and conferring political differences over issues in the Middle East, especially the war in...

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Aleppo: A City That Refuses to Die

by Amir Taheri | Mar 19, 2016 | Book Reviews

Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City, Philip Mansel, 238 pages, I.B. Tauris, London, 2016 In a bizarre coincidence, this fascinating portrayal of Aleppo, one of the Middle East’s most fascinating cities, came out exactly on the day that Russian...