The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to reject President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing relatives of the victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, the first veto override of Obama's eight-year-long presidency. The vote was 348-76, well above the two-thirds majority needed for an override. The Senate earlier opposed the veto by 97-1, so the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act" will become law. The veto override is a blow to Obama, and to Saudi Arabia, one of the longest-standing US allies in the Arab world.

Source: The Star September 28, 2016 19:07 UTC