Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad as they were in the chaotic years after the fall of Saddam Hussein or at the height of the battle to pu ...

That may be starting to change. The capital inaugurated its first skate park recently at a ceremony attended by foreign diplomats, sports officials and young athletes, in what many hope will be ...

Over the past decade, his team has designed and built more than a dozen skateparks in countries including Laos, the ...

Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach Skate Park was officially dedicated – along with its new mural – in a small ceremony at the ...

Baghdad's first skatepark offers boarders rare respite Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and forth at Baghdad's ...

But before then, its ground floor will be transformed into a purpose-built skate park that will be open for a year from March. "I think it's every skateboarder's dream," said Tim Nokes ...

BAGHDAD, Feb 7 — Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and forth at Baghdad’s first park dedicated to the sport. “It’s ...