An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic centre invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall erected to shield the city from Mongol ...

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad’s historic centre invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall erected to shield the city ...

In the 20th century, it thrived as a modern Arab city with top universities ... "It's the soul of old Baghdad, its identity," said the municipality's head of communications Mohammed al-Rubaye.

If I was going to meet the new Baghdad, I'd have to put some old habits and memories to the side. My first day back I spread out a map of the city on a table in a shaded inner courtyard.