Barack Obama

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Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump racist monkey clip

Without naming him, Obama criticised the US President for his 'lack of shame' after a video was posted on Trump's social media depicting him as a monkey.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks alongside US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin during an event to announce a rollback of the 2009 Endangerment Finding in the Roosevelt Room at the White House
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Trump's repeal of climate rule opens 'new front' for litigation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2026
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Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2026
From left, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama, and former First Lady Michelle Obama talk on the steps of the U.S. Capitol
Donald Trump
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Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as apes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2026
House Speaker Mike John has called Congress back to Washington to vote on a measure to end the government shutdown. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]
US affairs
World
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US gov't shutdown: What is it and what will happen next?

Brooke Anderson
11 November, 2025
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Gaza War
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Obama accused of dehumanising Palestinians in Gaza truce post

The New Arab Staff
10 October, 2025
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump visit as former first ladies Laura Bush (L) and Melania Trump (R) look on during the state funeral for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on January 09, 2025
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World
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Trump accuses Obama of treason, calls for prosecution

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 July, 2025
Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral at the National Cathedral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 January, 2025
US Elections 2024
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The Obamas give boost to Harris's presidential campaign at DNC

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 August, 2024
US Elections 2024
World
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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for US president

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2024
Joe Biden
US Elections 2024
World
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World leaders pay tribute to Biden as he ends re-election bid

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 July, 2024
New York
World
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Pro-Palestine protesters heckle Obama at Biden fundraiser

The New Arab Staff
29 March, 2024
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Gaza War
Video

Ex Obama adviser Seldowitz filmed in Islamophobic verbal attack

The New Arab Staff
22 November, 2023
HRW
'War on Terror'
Perspectives

Justice in the US: Where accountability goes to die

Dr Asim Qureshi

Asim Qureshi

10 October, 2023
United States
World
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'No one is fooled': US reacts to affirmative action ruling

The New Arab Staff
30 June, 2023
Iraq
Analysis
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The lasting legacy of the Iraq invasion on US policy

Brooke Anderson
20 March, 2023
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World
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Biden, Obama, Trump target key state in midterms countdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2022
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Obama's Kenyan Muslim 'beloved grandmother' dies aged 99

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 March, 2021
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Obama in book wrestles with 'messy' Arab Spring choices

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2020
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Obama's new book suggests bullying campaign by pro-Israel lobby

The New Arab Staff
15 November, 2020
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US
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Trump, Biden hit key states in last-minute campaigning

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2020