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Iraq rivals jostle for power after Sadr's shock win

Populist Shiite religious scholar Moqtada Sadr Tuesday eyed a governing coalition after dealing a blow to both Iranian and U.S. influence with a shock election triumph that upended Iraqi politics. With the last ballots still being counted, however, Tehran and its local allies already...

Turkey tells Israeli envoy to leave temporarily: official

Turkey on Tuesday told the Israeli ambassador to temporarily leave the country in protest at the killing of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli troops on the Gaza border, a foreign ministry official said. Ambassador Eitan Naeh was summoned to the foreign ministry and told to "return to...

Houthis say fire rocket at southern Saudi military base

Yemen's armed Houthi movement fired a rocket at the King Faisal military base in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Jizan Tuesday, the group's al-Masirah TV said on Twitter. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no confirmation from Saudi authorities. The...