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Patrick Swayze’s jacket fetches $62,000 at auction. (Reuters)

Patrick Swayze’s Jacket Fetches $62,000 at Auction

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Los Angeles – A collection of late American actor Patrick Swayze’s possessions was sold at an auction in Los Angeles, eight years after his death. A black leather jacket worn by the actor in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing” was sold for $62,000 even though it was...

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Researchers may soon have much more advanced devices for tracking blood pressure than the one pictured here, at a medical clinic in Los Angeles. (Reuters)

Home Blood Pressure Monitors May Not Be Accurate

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Health

Ottawa – Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, a new small study found that these devices may not be accurate enough. Researchers say that in about 70 percent of the time, home monitors...

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before a meeting at the Royal Palace in Amman on November 12, 2014. (AFP)

Jordanian-Palestinian Summit Calls for Serious, Effective Peace Negotiations

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Amman – Jordan King Abdullah II met on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas within the framework of cooperation on efforts aimed at restoring the momentum to the Palestinian cause, according to a statement by the Royal Hashemite Court. The statement added...

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Some of the possessions discovered during the arrest of the terrorist cell behind the Prophet’s Mosque attack. (SPA)

Saudi Security Arrest Cell behind Prophet’s Mosque Attack

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Abdullah al-Hayda | May 1, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The Saudi Interior Ministry uncovered on Sunday that the terrorist cell of the Harazat neighborhood in Jeddah is directly involved in other terrorist crimes, mainly the terrorist attack which targeted worshipers at the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy...

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Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards march during a 2010 military parade in Tehran. (AFP)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Active in Dozens of ‘Premises’ in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – The Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards is active in Mosul through dozens of military and political premises established in the western side of the city under the wings of the Popular Mobilization Forces, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on...