Saddam Hussein

US soldiers near a portrait of Saddam Hussein at the Iraq-Kuwait border in 1991 [Getty]
Iraq invasion
MENA
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Iraq's invasion of Kuwait haunts the region 36 years on

36 years after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the war’s fallout continues to shape the region, with the worst consequences felt in Iraq itself

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2026
British security guard Danny Fitzsimons (C) leaves the Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi court sentences 4 to prison for promoting Baath Party

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 May, 2026
Iran
US-Israel war on Iran
Voices

Iran: Even medieval rulers knew decapitation backfires

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Tanya Goudsouzian and Ibrahim al-Marashi

04 March, 2026
Saadoun al-Qaisi was hanged for crimes carried out under the previous regime of Saddam Hussein [Getty]
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq executes former Saddam-era official Saadoun al-Qaisi

The New Arab Staff
09 February, 2026
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Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Safe Haven: Kurdish refugees' story told at Arcola Theatre

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

23 January, 2026
Saddam Birmingham
Saddam Hussein
Narrated

Birmingham man accused of being Saddam Hussein denied iPhone

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

30 October, 2016
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Saddam Hussein
MENA
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Saddam and the Islamic State: family connections

The New Arab & agencies
30 October, 2016
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Narrated

Saddam Hussein bust to be launched into space

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

23 September, 2016
Baath part Iraq getty
Saddam Hussein
MENA
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Iraq passes bill banning the Baath party

The New Arab
31 July, 2016
Saddam Hussein GETTY
Saddam Hussein
Society
Live Story

Novella by Saddam Hussein to be published in English

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

13 July, 2016
Iraq mourns - AFP
Tony Blair
Analysis
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Chilcot inquiry finds no place for mourning Iraqis

The New Arab & agencies
08 July, 2016
Donald Trump [AFP]
Saddam Hussein
MENA
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Trump praises former dictator Saddam Hussein for 'killing terrorists'

The New Arab
06 July, 2016
US soldiers Iraq
Saddam Hussein
MENA
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IS chemical weapons expert arrested following new gas attack

The New Arab
10 March, 2016
Ramadi celebrations
US invasion
Analysis
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The recapture of Ramadi: a significant victory

The New Arab
31 December, 2015
Tariq Aziz infographic
Saddam Hussein
MENA
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Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's chief diplomat, dies at 79

Al-Araby al-Jadeed
05 June, 2015
Army Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Analysis
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Baghdad turns to former Baath officers to defeat IS

Safa Abdel Hamid
29 April, 2015
Baghdad Iraq
US invasion
Perspectives

Beaten, battered and scarred... only unity can save Iraq

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Nazli Ihsan-Adil Tarzi

13 April, 2015
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Saddam Hussein
Analysis
Live Story

Oil: the central reason for the Iraq invasion

Said Arikat
12 April, 2015
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US
Analysis
Live Story

Iraqi interpreter reveals new details about Saddam's capture

Othman al-Mukhtar
12 April, 2015
Douri Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Analysis
Live Story

Where's Douri?

Amir al-Obaidi
11 April, 2015
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Saddam Hussein
Perspectives

Regime change: a criminal calamity for Iraq

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Hans von Sponeck

09 April, 2015