Saddam Hussein

Iran
US-Israel war on Iran
Voices

Iran: Even medieval rulers knew decapitation backfires

From medieval empires to Iran today, history shows killing rulers breeds chaos—so why does decapitation still drive Western Middle East policy?

Ibrahim al-Marashi and Tanya Goudsouzian
04 March, 2026
Saadoun al-Qaisi was hanged for crimes carried out under the previous regime of Saddam Hussein [Getty]
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Iraq executes former Saddam-era official Saadoun al-Qaisi

The New Arab Staff
09 February, 2026
Safe_Haven
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Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Safe Haven: Kurdish refugees' story told at Arcola Theatre

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

23 January, 2026
Bengal_Tiger_at_the_Baghdad_Zoo
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Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Bengal Tiger at Baghdad Zoo: Inside Iraq War's chaos and trauma

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

11 December, 2025
Insane_Asylum_Seekers
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Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Breaking down British-Iraqi trauma in Insane Asylum Seekers

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

30 May, 2025
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Pentagon chief in Iraq says US wants to 'strengthen' ties

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 March, 2023
Mesopotamian Marshes
Iraq
Environment and Climate
Live Story

The weaponisation of water and Iraq's climate catastrophe

Saoud Khalaf

Saoud Khalaf

12 January, 2023
Iraq's Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi (L) and Kuwait's Parliament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim attend the Arabian Gulf Cup football match b
Iraq
Sports
Live Story

Iraq apologises for Gulf Cup chaos in VIP section

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2023
Baghdaddy: London’s first play spotlighting the ongoing trauma of Iraqis
theatre
Culture
Live Story

Baghdaddy: A fragmented spotlight on Iraqi family trauma

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

15 December, 2022
Arab Spring
Perspectives

Is despair making Arab peoples nostalgic for old dictators?

Tareq Alnaimat

Tareq Al-Naimat

01 December, 2022
Coffins of members of Iraq's military killed in the Speicher massacre
Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

Lebanon extradites to Iraq 'Saddam grandnephew' accused of IS link

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2022
iraq
Iraq
MENA
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Four arrested for 'glorifying' Saddam Hussein's regime

Dana Taib Menmy
06 October, 2022
Sabra and Shatila
Sabra and Shatila
Voices

Sabra and Shatila massacre: 40 years of trauma

Emad Moussa

Emad Moussa

15 September, 2022
Analysis - Iraq War Toys
2003 US invasion of Iraq
In-depth
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War toys: The commercialisation of the US invasion of Iraq

Ibrahim Al-Marashi
06 June, 2022
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Iraq exhumes remains of Saddam-era victims from mass grave

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 May, 2022
Analysis - Anfal genocide
Halabja
In-depth
Live Story

Seeking justice for the Anfal atrocities

Dana Taib Menmy
29 April, 2022
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Fall of Baghdad
Iraq Report
Inside MENA
Live Story

The Iraq Report: Baghdad struggles to rise again

The New Arab
13 April, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq: Mass grave of 'Saddam opponents' unearthed in Najaf

The New Arab Staff
05 April, 2022
Halabja Massacre Anniversary
Halabja
MENA
Live Story

Halabja marks 34 years since Saddam Hussein’s gas attack

Dana Taib Menmy
17 March, 2022
Vladamir Putin
Perspectives

Putin's war in Ukraine: In Saddam Hussein's footsteps

Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar

24 February, 2022
Halabja landscape by Abdulrahman Mirza (Pic: Gulan)
Halabja
Culture
Live Story

Halabja artistic revival consecrated at Portsmouth cathedral

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Karen Dabrowska

11 November, 2021