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Arab Parliament (Emirates News Agency – WAM)

Arab Parliament Rejects JASTA, Calls for Holding U.S. Accountable for Crimes in the Region

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Oct 12, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- The Arab Parliament on Tuesday rejected the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), recently endorsed by the United States Congress, stressing that the new law contravenes international law and principles. In a meeting held in Sharm Al-Sheikh and...

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President Obama meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh in 2015. CREDIT: CAROLYN KASTER/AP

JASTA: 3 Scenarios for a Disputed Text

by Amir Taheri | Oct 11, 2016 | World

If the latest buzz in Washington is correct, it now seems unlikely that we shall be treated to a new episode in the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in the lame duck congressional session to be held after the November 8 elections. The current buzz is...

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Turkish Development Minister Lutfi-Elvan Acik

Ankara Reveals Islamic-European Joint Action against JASTA

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 7, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh–Turkish Development Minister Lutfi Elvan said that Turkey and Saudi Arabia were examining practical measures to face the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which was adopted by the U.S. Congress in September. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat...

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A photographer takes pictures through a glass carrying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo during a news conference in Bucharest in a file photo. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel

Masoud Ahmad: Saudi Economic Reforms are Impressive

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 6, 2016 | Business, Interviews

Washington- Masoud Ahmad, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department, told Asharq Al-Awsat that The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) will have economic repercussions but it was still too early to determine them; yet the...

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U.S. President Obama with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

Senior Advisor to Four American Presidents: JASTA will Harm the U.S.

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 6, 2016 | World

Washington, Dubai – Bruce Riedel, prominent American researcher and senior advisor to four U.S. presidents since Georges Bush the father, said that the United States would be harmed by the consequences of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). In an...