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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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A US Marine covers the face of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s statue with the US flag in Baghdad’s Firdos Square April 9 2003. (AFP Photo)

10 Years On: Paradise Lost in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 8, 2013 | Features

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The scene was unforgettable. On April 9 2003, a huge American tank crawled towards Firdos (Paradise) Square in Baghdad, where a large statute of Saddam Hussein stood. The tank was part of a larger convoy traveling from the far end of the...