U.S. 9/11 law exasperates Saudis, government silentRIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S. law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks met a stony silence from Riyadh on Thursday but some Saudis bristled, saying the kingdom should curb business and security ties in response. The Senate and House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to approve legislation that will allow the families of those killed in the 2001 attacks on the United States to seek damages from the Saudi government. Riyadh has always dismissed suspicions that it backed the attackers, who killed nearly 3,000 people under the banner of Islamist militant group al Qaeda. Fifteen out of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals.  The Saudi government financed an extensive lobbying campaign against the “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act”, or JASTA, in the run-up to the vote, and warned it would undermine the principle of sovereign immunity. But Saudi officials who had lobbied against the bill stopped short of threatening any retaliation if the law was passed. There was no official reaction from Saudi Arabia after the votes, and in the short-term, few expect little more than a curt statement of disapproval from Riyadh. The long-standing alliance between the kingdom and the United States is one of the cornerstones of Middle East politics, security and trade, and in their reactions on Thursday some Saudis said JASTA would jeopardize what they see as an interdependent relationship.   “What would happen if Saudi Arabia froze its cooperation with the United States with regards to counter-terrorism as a response to JASTA?” Salman al-Dosary, editor-in-chief of the pan-Arab, Saudi-owned Al Sharq al-Awsat newspaper, wrote on Twitter. The Saudi riyal fell against the U.S. dollar in the forward foreign exchange market on Thursday after the bill was passed, prompting a drop in dollar demand in Riyadh. “People are reluctant to buy dollars ... because of the price,” said Raed al-Sayari, whose family runs an exchange shop in a bustling commercial district popular with foreign workers. “We’re concerned that if the dollar keeps appreciating and the situation doesn’t stabilize in the coming days there will be no demand. This would be a big loss for the market.” The Saudi riyal SAR= is pegged at 3.75 to the dollar in the spot market, but banks often use the forwards market to hedge against risks. Some analysts argue the Al Saud ruling family will interpret the move as political expedience by lawmakers in a U.S. election season and that the chances of a successful lawsuit are uncertain at best. But the measure does nothing to ease long-standing friction in the alliance: President Barack Obama, who had vetoed JASTA but was overridden by Congress, is increasingly seen by the kingdom and fellow Gulf Arab as favoring their bitter rival Iran, a charge Washington denies, and differs with Riyadh over Syria and other Arab crises. “This bill reflects an anti-Saudi campaign. It is time to see less of America in our midst,” said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a political scientist in the United Arab Emirates. Some analysts have speculated that Riyadh could retaliate by curbing U.S. trade with the biggest Arab economy or restrict cooperation on security, a crucial relationship for U.S. counter-terrorism and for peace efforts in Arab conflicts. Theodore Karasik, of Gulf State Analytics, wrote on al Arabiya website that JASTA would “ignite a firestorm of legal warfare that will directly undermine political relationships at a time when robust ties to fight terrorism is required”. He said the measure could also disrupt sweeping economic reforms meant to boost the private sector and foreign investment and wean the kingdom off oil dependence.  Some analysts speculated that bilateral trade and investment could be hurt. The kingdom owns $96.5 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds, and is believed to hold at least that sum in other U.S. assets and bank accounts. politicsNews
law exasperates saudi government reuters a law allowing lawsuits saudi arabia attacks met stony silence riyadh thursday saudi bristles saying kingdom curb business security ties response the senate house representatives voted overwhelmingly wednesday approve legislation allow families killed attacks united states seek damages saudi government riyadh always dismissed suspicions backed attackers killed nearly people banner islamic militant group al qaeda fifteen hijackers saudi nationals the saudi government financed extensive lobbying campaign justice against sponsors terrorism act pasta vote warned would undermine principle sovereign immunity but saudi officials lobbied bill stopped short threatening retaliation law passed there official reaction saudi arabia votes expect little curt statement disapproval riyadh the alliance kingdom united states one cornerstone middle east politics security trade reactions thursday saudi said pasta would jeopardize see interdependent relationship what would happen saudi arabia froze cooperation united states regards response pasta salman al share newspaper wrote twitter the saudi royal fell dollar forward foreign exchange market thursday bill passed prompting drop dollar demand riyadh people reluctant buy dollars price said red whose family runs exchange shop bustling commercial district popular foreign workers we concerned dollar keeps appreciation situation stabilize coming days demand this would big loss the saudi royal pegged dollar spot market banks often use forwards market hedge risks some analysts argue al said ruling family interpret move political experience lawmakers election season chances successful lawsuit uncertain best but measure nothing ease friction alliance president barack obama vetoed pasta overridden congress increasingly seen kingdom fellow gulf arab favoring bitter rival iran charge washington denies differs riyadh syria arab crises this bill reflects campaign it time see less america midst said abdulkhaleq abdullah political scientist united arab emirates some analysts speculated riyadh could retaliate curling trade biggest arab economy restrict cooperation security crucial relationship peace efforts arab conflicts theodore karasik gulf state analytics wrote al arabia website pasta would ignite firestorm legal warfare directly undermine political relationships time robust ties fight terrorism required he said measure could also disrupt sweeping economic reforms meant boost private sector foreign investment mean kingdom oil dependence some analysts speculated bilateral trade investment could hurt the kingdom owns billion treasury bonds believed hold least sum assets bank accounts politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. 9/11 law exasperates Saudis, government silentRIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S. law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks met a stony silence from Riyadh on Thursday but some Saudis bristled, saying the kingdom should curb business and security ties in response. The Senate and House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to approve legislation that will allow the families of those killed in the 2001 attacks on the United States to seek damages from the Saudi government. Riyadh has always dismissed suspicions that it backed the attackers, who killed nearly 3,000 people under the banner of Islamist militant group al Qaeda. Fifteen out of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals.  The Saudi government financed an extensive lobbying campaign against the “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act”, or JASTA, in the run-up to the vote, and warned it would undermine the principle of sovereign immunity. But Saudi officials who had lobbied against the bill stopped short of threatening any retaliation if the law was passed. There was no official reaction from Saudi Arabia after the votes, and in the short-term, few expect little more than a curt statement of disapproval from Riyadh. The long-standing alliance between the kingdom and the United States is one of the cornerstones of Middle East politics, security and trade, and in their reactions on Thursday some Saudis said JASTA would jeopardize what they see as an interdependent relationship.   “What would happen if Saudi Arabia froze its cooperation with the United States with regards to counter-terrorism as a response to JASTA?” Salman al-Dosary, editor-in-chief of the pan-Arab, Saudi-owned Al Sharq al-Awsat newspaper, wrote on Twitter. The Saudi riyal fell against the U.S. dollar in the forward foreign exchange market on Thursday after the bill was passed, prompting a drop in dollar demand in Riyadh. “People are reluctant to buy dollars ... because of the price,” said Raed al-Sayari, whose family runs an exchange shop in a bustling commercial district popular with foreign workers. “We’re concerned that if the dollar keeps appreciating and the situation doesn’t stabilize in the coming days there will be no demand. This would be a big loss for the market.” The Saudi riyal SAR= is pegged at 3.75 to the dollar in the spot market, but banks often use the forwards market to hedge against risks. Some analysts argue the Al Saud ruling family will interpret the move as political expedience by lawmakers in a U.S. election season and that the chances of a successful lawsuit are uncertain at best. But the measure does nothing to ease long-standing friction in the alliance: President Barack Obama, who had vetoed JASTA but was overridden by Congress, is increasingly seen by the kingdom and fellow Gulf Arab as favoring their bitter rival Iran, a charge Washington denies, and differs with Riyadh over Syria and other Arab crises. “This bill reflects an anti-Saudi campaign. It is time to see less of America in our midst,” said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a political scientist in the United Arab Emirates. Some analysts have speculated that Riyadh could retaliate by curbing U.S. trade with the biggest Arab economy or restrict cooperation on security, a crucial relationship for U.S. counter-terrorism and for peace efforts in Arab conflicts. Theodore Karasik, of Gulf State Analytics, wrote on al Arabiya website that JASTA would “ignite a firestorm of legal warfare that will directly undermine political relationships at a time when robust ties to fight terrorism is required”. He said the measure could also disrupt sweeping economic reforms meant to boost the private sector and foreign investment and wean the kingdom off oil dependence.  Some analysts speculated that bilateral trade and investment could be hurt. The kingdom owns $96.5 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds, and is believed to hold at least that sum in other U.S. assets and bank accounts. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: law exasperates saudi government reuters a law allowing lawsuits saudi arabia attacks met stony silence riyadh thursday saudi bristles saying kingdom curb business security ties response the senate house representatives voted overwhelmingly wednesday approve legislation allow families killed attacks united states seek damages saudi government riyadh always dismissed suspicions backed attackers killed nearly people banner islamic militant group al qaeda fifteen hijackers saudi nationals the saudi government financed extensive lobbying campaign justice against sponsors terrorism act pasta vote warned would undermine principle sovereign immunity but saudi officials lobbied bill stopped short threatening retaliation law passed there official reaction saudi arabia votes expect little curt statement disapproval riyadh the alliance kingdom united states one cornerstone middle east politics security trade reactions thursday saudi said pasta would jeopardize see interdependent relationship what would happen saudi arabia froze cooperation united states regards response pasta salman al share newspaper wrote twitter the saudi royal fell dollar forward foreign exchange market thursday bill passed prompting drop dollar demand riyadh people reluctant buy dollars price said red whose family runs exchange shop bustling commercial district popular foreign workers we concerned dollar keeps appreciation situation stabilize coming days demand this would big loss the saudi royal pegged dollar spot market banks often use forwards market hedge risks some analysts argue al said ruling family interpret move political experience lawmakers election season chances successful lawsuit uncertain best but measure nothing ease friction alliance president barack obama vetoed pasta overridden congress increasingly seen kingdom fellow gulf arab favoring bitter rival iran charge washington denies differs riyadh syria arab crises this bill reflects campaign it time see less america midst said abdulkhaleq abdullah political scientist united arab emirates some analysts speculated riyadh could retaliate curling trade biggest arab economy restrict cooperation security crucial relationship peace efforts arab conflicts theodore karasik gulf state analytics wrote al arabia website pasta would ignite firestorm legal warfare directly undermine political relationships time robust ties fight terrorism required he said measure could also disrupt sweeping economic reforms meant boost private sector foreign investment mean kingdom oil dependence some analysts speculated bilateral trade investment could hurt the kingdom owns billion treasury bonds believed hold least sum assets bank accounts politicsnews