Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician (1937–2006)
Former President Barack Obama criticized President Trump’s ongoing White House renovations, saying that it looks “like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake ... Show more
Key FactsObama campaigns for Democrats with criticism ahead of midterms
Oct 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- Obama told supporters in Ohio that the election was the last best opportunity to rein in the Trump administration.
- At the Ohio event, Obama backed Sherrod Brown against Republican incumbent John Husted and Amy Acton against Vivek Ramaswamy.
- The 3 November midterms will determine which party controls Congress for the remainder of Trump's term.
- Trump voted in Florida on Saturday alongside First Lady Melania Trump; early voting had already begun.
“After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence, the likes of which we have not seen in the modern era, you get a chance to say, 'enough is enough'.”— Former US President Barack Obama, speaking at a campaign rally in Cleveland, Ohio, while criticising the Trump administration.
At a rally in Georgia, former President Barack Obama said President Donald Trump was more offended by his comments likening the White House renovations to the ... Show more
Iraq’s FM says external parties using Iraqi soil to attack neighbours: Iraqi foreign minister tells Al Jazeera that Baghdad is investigating attacks on the Gulf ...
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#TêteÀTête - 🇮🇶 In an interview with #FRANCE24 , Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said the "no war and no peace" situation in the region "cannot ... Show more
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Iraq says it lost $60b from Iran war, reaches understandings with US on Hormuz oil route
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Key FactsIraq and US reach understanding on Hormuz oil route
5 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: jpost.com
- According to Hussein, the understanding with Washington provides for Iraqi oil exports to use a shipping lane near Oman through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In October, exports rose to about 3.5 million barrels per day, up from 2.65 million in September, according to Iraqi energy officials.
- The US Treasury asked Iraq to close all but two border crossings with Iran; one of the crossings that would remain open is in the Kurdistan Region.
- Iraq had already closed some crossings, including Al-Sheeb, citing security and infrastructure upgrades; Tehran criticized Baghdad for giving no advance notice.
Obama Says Trump More Rattled by Cheesecake Factory Joke Than Inflation
Former President Barack Obama said President Donald Trump’s allies largely brushed off ... Show more
Key FactsTrump Defends White House Renovations After Obama Comparison
Oct 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
- Obama criticized the White House’s appearance under Trump, likening it to a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein.
- Trump said the White House had been in poor condition and that leading artisans repaired and re-clad it.
- Trump accused Obama of overlooking broken masonry and dirt; the article described the remark as potentially racially coded.
- The administration shared an AI menu image replacing food with Trump’s achievements, then sent Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to a Cheesecake Factory for lunch.
“He’s clearly not focused on lowering prices for you.”— Barack Obama said this at a campaign rally in Cleveland while criticizing Donald Trump’s renovation projects.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says implementing US restrictions on border crossings with Iran would be difficult for Iraq ... Show more
Obama Says White House Looks Like 'Saddam Hussein Opened A Cheesecake Factory': "There's gold everywhere," Obama told an Ohio crowd. "What's up with the gold?"
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CBS Mornings : President Trump and former President Barack Obama held dueling rallies Wednesday night, as they campaigned in different states just days ahead of the ... Show more
Key FactsTrump and Obama in the final stretch before US midterms
Oct 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- The vote will determine the balance of power in Congress for the next two years.
- Nonpartisan analysts generally favor Democrats to win a House majority; the Senate race is considered very close.
- The University of Florida’s Election Lab reported about 40 million ballots already cast; 45.9 million Americans voted early in 2022.
- Obama urged support for Jon Ossoff against Mike Collins in Morrow, Georgia; Trump appeared with Jon Husted, who faces Sherrod Brown, in Chillicothe, Ohio.
“We are not going to fix the system that's broken, we're not going to unrig our economy, so long as we've got a culture where anything goes, where people in the highest offices of the land think it's OK to lie and cheat and bully, if we continue to have a culture where money is deemed the only measure of our worth.”— Barack Obama said this at a campaign rally in Morrow, Georgia, criticizing the political choices and culture under President Donald Trump.
Syria has no plans to send military forces to Yemen, a Syrian diplomatic source has told state news agency SANA, dismissing reports of a possible ... Show more
Iran war live: Houthis claim attacks on Riyadh; US hits vessel near Hormuz
Iran war live: Houthis claim attacks on Riyadh; US hits vessel near Hormuz
6 HBO War Miniseries That Are Perfect From Start to Finish: HBO has many standout war miniseries, but these six TV shows accurately depict battles and soldiers ...
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Seth Meyers Cheers ‘Stand-Up Obama’ for Riling Republicans: “He’s working on material for his next special, ‘Hussein in the Membrane,’” Meyers said after the ...
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Child sexual assault: Judge Sumangala Chakalabbi convicted Ravi alias Ravindra Acharya and Saddam in separate trials over cases registered at the Kadaba police ... Show more
Mangaluru court sentences two men to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in separate POCSO cases
Mangaluru court sentences two men to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in separate POCSO cases
In Cleveland on Saturday, Obama poked fun at Trump's taste in interior decorating, saying, "He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein ... Show more
Election Day updates: Fox News, AP project Warner as winner
Election Day updates: Fox News, AP project Warner as winner
Kadaba Man Gets 20 years' Rigorous Imprisonmen: The convicted person, Saddam, is a resident of Noojibalthila in Kadaba taluk: Reports
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Mockery and derision from the former president: Saddam and cheesecake - | Obama and Trump clash
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Former US President Barack Obama mocks the Trump administration’s response to his joke comparing the White House’s renovations to “Saddam Hussein opened a ... Show more
HBO Max Just Added an 8-Part War Thriller for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Fans: Joel Kinnaman’s 8-part High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam is now available to stream ...
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Tehran Times Oct 23
Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Robert Malley, president of the International Crisis Group and ... Show more
Kuwait Times Oct 20
Iraq holds massburial for troops executed by IS | Kuwait Times Newspaper: MOSUL: Iraq held a mass funeral on Tuesday for 47 members of the security forces who ...
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What's at stake as Libya's eastern parliament approves Turkey maritime deal: Libya's eastern-based parliament's approval of a long-disputed maritime deal with ...
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amwaj.media Oct 19
Old News: Mecca falls to forces loyal to Ibn Saud: Old News is a new initiative by Amwaj.media to connect the past to the present. Through “reporting” on pivotal ...
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jordannews.jo Oct 18
Iraq Calls for Protecting Jerusalem and Ending Violations: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Saturday evening reaffirmed his country’s commitment to ...
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Iraq says lost $60bn as Mideast war hits oil exports: Iraq has lost approximately $60 billion due to disruptions in oil exports caused by the Middle East ...
arabnews.com/middle-east/iraq-says-lost-60bn-as-mideast-war-hits-oil-exports-3006727
Tehran Times Oct 16
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, during a meeting with Italy’s defense minister, emphasized that efforts to de-escalate tensions ... Show more
US Army soldiers have fully withdrawn from the US base in Baghdad, marking the end of a presence that started with the 2003 US-led invasion against Saddam ... Show more
Paid articlePaywall After the withdrawal of US troops: Saddam Hussein is dead, ISIS defeated, the US gone. What happens next in Iraq?
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US troops withdraw from Iraq: The Iraq War defined an era. 23 years after the fall of the Saddam regime, the Americans are leaving the country – | on their ...
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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the sweeping changes in her Cabinet realignment are meant to “increase efficiency, cut costs and bureaucracy ... Show more
More responsibility for Saddam
More responsibility for Saddam
Iraq Expert on Political and Strategic Affairs Dr. Hussein Allawi highlights Iraqi forces’ strengthened ability to track ISIS and control its remaining ... Show more
23 years after invasion, U.S. leaves Iraq; Iran stays: Twenty-three years after the invasion, US withdraws from Iraq, revealing Iran’s strengthened influence and ...
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Pentagon Announces Withdrawal of All U.S. Troops from Iraq: The Pentagon said Wednesday that it had finished pulling all U.S. forces out of Iraq ...
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Iraqi holy city suspends Iranian airlines, enforcing US sanctions: Najaf airport in Iraq has suspended all flights to and from Iran to comply with US sanctions ...
arabnews.com/middle-east/iraqi-holy-city-suspends-iranian-airlines-enforcing-us-sanctions-3003084
This week, the U.S. withdrew its troops from Iraq for the second time since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003.
In 2020 ... Show more
Iran-US war live: Oil prices rise after Trump says he has offered Tehran ‘nothing’ in peace talks
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Kuwait Times Sep 21
Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received ... Show more
Kuwait Times Sep 23
Kuwait's karate team of Mohammad Al-Mousawi, Salman Al-Mousawi and Mohammad Hussein won the men's team kata gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games ... Show more
Paid articlePaywall Margaret Thatcher praised Saddam Hussein in birthday letter: In an attempt to convince him to free British citizens, the former prime minister sent wishes on a ...
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arabtimes Sep 19
OpinionNorth Yemen: Merchants of war and legacy of betrayal: Explore the complex political landscape of North Yemen, where historical patterns of betrayal and conflict ...
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CBR Sep 19
TNT's New Political Thriller Puts a High Value Target in the Hot Seat: The action is heating up in an exclusive new clip from TNT's new political thriller that ...
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Paid articlePaywall Karosh Taha's novel "Gulistan": nominated for the German Book Prize: Karosh Taha tells the story of a Kurdish woman's fate under Saddam Hussein - | with ...
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Daily Sabah Sep 19
Syria arrests 5 ex-Assad air force officers over deadly strikes: Syrian security forces arrested five senior air force officers and commanders who served under ...
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What ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Gets Right — and Where It Takes Liberties
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East Bengal vs Al-Hussein Live Streaming, AFC Champions League 2 Match Live Telecast: Where To Watch Live
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fictionhorizon.com Sep 14
'High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam' Episode 4 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch and Preview
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Decider Sep 14
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ on TNT, Where Joel Kinnaman Is A CIA Analyst With A Great Mustache — and a Sitdown With Saddam ...
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‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’: Joel Kinnamen Falls Flat : Based on the memoir by former CIA anyalist John Nixon, the TNT Iraqi War drama follows the ...
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The Global South versus the West? That's hypocritical: Just recently, the rapper Siba addressed these identities in one of her songs: We, the Global South ...
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High Value Target: The Hunt For Saddam [53] is on TNT Sunday: High Value Target: The Hunt For Saddam Reviews - Metacritic "Despite promising signs and strong moments, ‘High Value Target’ was ultimately ... Show more
Joel Kinnaman’s New War Thriller Officially Premieres in 48 Hours: A political thriller series about the capture of Saddam Hussein, starring Joel Kinnaman ...
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Paid articlePaywall ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Review: Joel Kinnaman Plays the CIA Analyst Who Interrogated Saddam Hussein in TNT’s Clumsy Miniseries
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High Value Target Review: A Refreshingly Nuanced Iraq War Drama That Lacks Suspense
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Homeland Meets Zero Dark Thirty In Joel Kinnaman’s New 8-Part Political Thriller: The upcoming political thriller High Value Target combines the true story ...
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arabtimes Sep 09
Opinion'The General Directorate for Water Jar Affairs' ... This is how Hussein Mounis summarized the story of corruption
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Iran's IRGC says it launched attack on two US bases in Jordan: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that it launched an attack on the King Hussein ...
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Iranians in Kuwait under pressure since start of war: Iranians in Kuwait under pressure since start of war
arabnews.com/middle-east/iranians-in-kuwait-under-pressure-since-start-of-war-3000447
Meet the faces behind WATCH IT’s High Value Target. Joel Kinnaman stars as CIA analyst John Nixon, alongside Waleed Zuaiter as Saddam Hussein ... Show more
Seven decades of US regime change efforts: What have they achieved?: US interventions in Iran and beyond reveal a recurring pattern of regime changes ...
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White House makeover: Trump's "kitschy" decor reminds Hillary Clinton of Saddam Hussein's palaces
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Key FactsClinton criticizes Trump’s gold-heavy White House décor
Aug 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- In an interview with Kara Swisher posted Friday, Clinton said the gold embellishments reminded her of the palaces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
- As first lady, Clinton oversaw renovations to the Blue Room and later criticized the administration’s demolition of the East Wing, which began in 2025 to make way for Trump’s proposed ballroom.
- She said the next president would have to decide what to do with a half-finished ballroom, called it an unsightly growth on the White House and said she did not know what she would do when asked.
- White House spokesman Davis Ingle responded by pointing to Clinton’s 2016 presidential election loss to Trump and saying she had not recovered from it.
It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.— Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Kara Swisher on her Pivot podcast, criticizing Trump’s White House renovations.
🔴 Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi discuss in a phone call the attack on the office of the Kurdistan Regional ... Show more
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⚖️ Hillary Clinton criticized President Trump’s White House renovations, comparing the gold-accented redesign to Saddam Hussein’s palaces ... Show more
Tränen-Drama bei „Let's Dance“: Ross Antony heult nach Show-Aus von Nadja hemmungslos
Tränen-Drama bei „Let's Dance“: Ross Antony heult nach Show-Aus von Nadja hemmungslos
TV tonight: a remarkable Bafta-winning film gets a vital update: The story of Mir Hussein in Afghanistan, who cameras have now followed for 25 years ...
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Officials say US forces on track to complete Iraq pullout by Sept. 30: BAGHDAD: The US military is on track to pull all of its forces out of Iraq by the end of ...
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OpinionWhile 9/11 Came Closer, George W. Bush's Team Focused on Saddam Hussein's WMDs: On August 7, 2001, the intelligence team discussed Iraq's rumored weapons of mass ...
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amwaj.media Aug 13
Squeezed between Washington and Tehran, Baghdad hedges on Lebanon’s Hezbollah: Since the removal of Saddam Hussein from power after the 2003 US-led invasion ...
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets Libyan National Army deputy commander Saddam Haftar and parliament speaker Aguila Saleh in Benghazi, eastern Libya
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with General Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of the Libyan National Army, in Benghazi during his visit to Libya ... Show more
Key FactsFidan Meets Saddam Haftar During Libya Trip
Aug 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: dailysabah.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: dailysabah.com
- After arriving in Tripoli on August 11, Fidan met Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and, following further talks, visited the Libya Mission Group Command of the Turkish Armed Forces.
- On August 12, he flew to Benghazi, where Saddam Haftar, deputy general commander of the Libyan National Army, received him at the airport.
- The trip came one day after the suspected assassination of a senior Libyan intelligence officer serving with the eastern forces led by Khalifa Haftar, amid Turkish efforts to promote Libya’s unity.
- Bilateral trade reached approximately $3.5 billion in 2025, while Turkish companies have undertaken 633 projects worth $31 billion to date and more than 40 projects valued at over $2.3 billion are currently ongoing.
Officials say US forces on track to complete Iraq pullout by Sept. 30: BAGHDAD: The US military is on track to pull all of its forces out of Iraq by the end of ...
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TVLine Aug 05
High Value Target: The Hunt For Saddam Gets Release Date, Trailer At TNT: The hunt for Saddam Hussein gets underway this fall: Find out when Joel Kinnaman's TNT ...
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on Saturday stressed the importance of strengthening the Egypt-Iraq-Jordan ... Show more
Egypt, Iraq FMs stress trilateral cooperation as regional tensions mount - Foreign Affairs - Egypt
Egypt, Iraq FMs stress trilateral cooperation as regional tensions mount - Foreign Affairs - Egypt