Iraq opens museum in Saddam Hussein's palace
Iraq has opened its first museum in decades, in the former Lakeside Palace of dictator Saddam Hussein. The Basra Museum, housed in one of the nearly 100 residences Hussein built during his rule, showcases thousands of ancient artifacts. Its director, Qahtan al-Obaid, said the location was chosen to "replace the themes of dictatorship and tyranny with civilisation and humanity."