Saudi replaces ambassador to Iraq amid Shi'ite row
Saudi Arabia has replaced their ambassador to Iraq, Thamer al-Sabhan, after he claimed that Iran-backed Shi'ite militias were plotting to assassinate him. Earlier, Iraq had asked Saudi to replace al-Sabhan over his comments on Iranian involvement in Iraqi affairs and the alleged persecution of Sunni Muslims. The ambassador's comments had also angered local Shi'ite politicians and militia leaders.