A Senate bill,which he has spoken out against, looks to enable victims of the terrorist attacks to sue the Saudi government if it is found to have been involvedBarack Obama has arrived in Saudi Arabia to face some potentially awkward questions from his hosts – not least over a push by some of his political allies for the kingdom to be held responsible in US courts for any role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The US president landed in Riyadh on Wednesday on his final trip to the region before leaving office. He will try to smooth the ruffled the feathers of Saudis, or Emiratis and Bahrainis who have reach to resent their longstanding ally for tilting” towards their rival Iran and urgent too hard for domestic reforms they scare will undermine the autocratic status quo.
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Source: theguardian.com