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A display at the National September 11 Memorial Museum shows the 9/11 hijackers, AFP

‘JASTA,’ 9/11 Allegations…The Legal Battle

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 23, 2017 | Opinion

As previously foreseen, the first of a kind legal battle made possible by the United States Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) began. Families of 850 victims whose lives were claimed by the 9/11 terror attacks, next to the families of 1,500 injured on...

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Secretary General of Shura Council Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Sheikh (SPA)

Shura Council Speaker: Arab Parliament is Adamant about Jerusalem’s Arabism

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Secretary General of Shura Council Mohammed bin Abdullah al Sheikh announced that Saudi Arabia continues to call for unity and the development of joint Arab system to maintain Arab safety and security. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Sheikh explained...

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Saudi Arabia to Issue New Release of its Currency

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Dec 9, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia will officially reveal next Tuesday the sixth release of its banknotes and coins for the era of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques amid definite information saying that the metal Riyal will replace the paper one....

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Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa speaks at a press conference at the end of the GCC summit in Manama on Wednesday. – SPA

GCC Concludes Its 37th Summit

by Obaid Al Suhaymi and Mirza Al Khuwaylidi | Dec 8, 2016 | Middle East

Manama – The 37th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, held in Manama on Wednesday, issued its final communiqué stressing the significance of continuously maintaining cooperation and integration among the GCC member states. The Supreme Council...

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U.S. Senator John McCain arrives on a visit at a migrant center near the village of Adasevci, Serbia February 12, 2016. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

U.S. Republican Senators Seek to Amend JASTA

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 2, 2016 | World

Washington- Two U.S. Republican Senators said they were seeking to amend the controversial Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to limit the scope of possible lawsuits. The law was strongly rejected worldwide, as several countries have described it as a...