A new skatepark has opened in Baghdad, the first in the Iraqi capital. The park, which was opened by three organisations from Italy, Iraq and Belgium after lengthy negotiations, now provides a welcome ...

Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and ...

Al-Qadi, like many skateboarders in Baghdad, used to practice in public spaces such as Al-Zawraa Park and Abu Nawas Street, ...

Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad as they were in the chaotic years ...

Baghdad has long been scarred by bombings but now a new dawn is emerging in the Iraqi capital city with the introduction of ...

Baghdad, a city of nearly 9 million ... That may be starting to change. The capital inaugurated its first skate park this weekend at a ceremony attended by foreign diplomats, sports officials ...

Skateboarders practice on the newly-opened skatepark in Baghdad ... streets of the Iraqi capital, but many young Iraqis say their opportunities remain limited. The city of nearly nine million ...

Baghdad, a city of nearly 9 million ... That may be starting to change. The capital inaugurated its first skate park this weekend at a ceremony attended by foreign diplomats, sports officials ...