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Sept. 11 families sue Saudi Arabia over 9/11 attacks

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Illustration on the realities confronting Saudi Arabia's "industrial revolution" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Saudi Arabia attempts to be a legitimate nation

By Clifford D. May

Cleveland doctor blocked by travel ban allowed back in US

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The Obama administration blocked weapons deals with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain over concerns about human rights, but the Trump administration is pushing ahead regardless. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump ready to approve weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain that Obama blocked

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Saudi Arabia warns destructive computer virus has returned

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Prep school reaches out to international students

By DEIRDRE COX BAKER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday Jan. 10, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, and made available today, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon, waves during his visit to the Lebanon embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Lebanese leader defends Iran ties after Saudi visit

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

Senators voted 97-1 to override President Obama's veto, and the House held a similarly lopsided vote. That sparked an over-the-top reaction from the White House, which called it the "single most embarrassing thing" Congress had done in 30 years. (Associated Press)

Saudi 9/11 bill overcomes Obama’s veto, criticism as push for rethink fades

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo the twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York after terrorists crashed two planes into the towers causing both to collapse. The government is preparing to release a once-classified chapter of a congressional report about the attacks of Sept. 11, that questions whether Saudi nationals who helped the hijackers with things like finding apartments and opening bank accounts knew what they were planning. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday July 15, 2016, that the release of the 28-page chapter is "imminent.” (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch and JASTA terror act

By Bruce Fein

Saudi Accountability for September Eleven Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Ti

Bringing accountability for Sept. 11

By Allan Gerson

While survivors and national security figures have suspicions about Saudi involvement in the 9/11 attacks, some in the Arab world point to U.S. interventions around the world. (Associated Press)

9/11 law sparks intense Saudi media backlash

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE- In this November 17, 2000 file photo, Saudi men talk and browse the internet at a hotel in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. When a teenager in Saudi Arabia began chatting up an American woman online, he first found fame and then notoriety before he was arrested over concern his clumsy cyber flirtation violated the kingdom’s conservative norms. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

First fame then arrest for Saudi teen who chatted up US girl

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, firefighters make their way through the rubble after two airliners crashed into the World Trade Center in New York bringing down the landmark buildings. The White House lashed out at Congress on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, a day after Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly overrode President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill to allow families of the 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. The White House turned to mockery as top GOP leaders expressed buyer's remorse and vowed to fix the bill. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin/File)

White House lashes out at Congress after 9/11 bill vote

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Barack Obama Associated Press photo

Rough justice for Obama and the Saudis

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Smoke billows from the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York after airplanes crashed into both towers, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Gene Boyars) ** FILE **

Saudi Arabia may still fight back against 9/11 lawsuit bill

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

President Obama participates in a receiving line with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz at Erga Palace in Riyadh on Jan. 27, 2015. (Associated Press)

Congress votes to override Obama’s 9/11 veto; overwhelming rejection of White House

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Smoke billows from the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York after airplanes crashed into both towers, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Gene Boyars) ** FILE **

Saudi Arabia has ways to hit back at 9/11 lawsuit effort

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 22, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Congress is poised to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the terrorists who carried out the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Showdown: Congress looks to override Obama veto of 9/11 bill

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. Assad said U.S. airstrikes on Syrian troops in the country’s east were “definitely intentional,” lasting for an hour, and blamed the U.S. for the collapse of a cease-fire deal brokered with Russia. In the interview with the AP, Assad said the war, now in its sixth year, is likely to “drag on” because of what he said was continued external support for his opponents.(Syrian Presidency via AP)

Full transcript of AP interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad

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President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama still plans veto of 9/11 compensation bill

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times