{"id":3104,"date":"2016-08-29T18:58:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T18:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3104-iraq-asks-saudi-arabia-to-replace-envoy-that-riled-shi-ite-officials\/"},"modified":"2016-08-29T18:58:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T18:58:58","slug":"iraq-asks-saudi-arabia-to-replace-envoy-that-riled-shi-ite-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3104-iraq-asks-saudi-arabia-to-replace-envoy-that-riled-shi-ite-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to replace envoy that riled Shi&#8217;ite officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq asked Saudi Arabia on Sunday to replace its ambassador in Baghdad after his comments about Iranian involvement in Iraqi affairs and the alleged persecution of Sunni Muslims angered local Shi&#8217;ite Muslim politicians.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iraq asked Saudi Arabia on Sunday to replace its ambassador in Baghdad after his comments about Iranian involvement in Iraqi affairs and the alleged persecution of Sunni Muslims angered local Shi&#8217;ite Muslim politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Riyadh only reopened its embassy in Baghdad in December after keeping it shut since the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 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