Omani finished his final painting of the Iraqi leader, a large mural, three weeks before the war began in March. “They sapped my creativity,” Omani, 52, said of the Hussein regime.

The crude concrete floor in Bahaa Omani's bedroom is freckled with paint and the wall pocked with holes where he pinned canvases to work. But please don't think that I am unhappy, says Saddam ...

Saud Al Hunaini wins Qaboos portrait contest . Leading Omani artist Saud Al Hunaini clinched the top honours in the 'Qaboos Oman' painting contest. Last updated: July 22, 2019 | 19:37.