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Trade Arabia
March 8, 2018
Estimated to cost $10 billion, the Al-Rashid City is expected to contain up to 64,000 new homes, said the Zawya report. ... cabinet secretariat as saying in its website: “The cabinet has agreed that NIC will complete contractual procedures for Al-Rashid City project with Emaar and Eagle Hills and award themÃâà...
ABC News
February 14, 2018
Homeless Iraqi people push their belongings through the rubble of al-Rashid military base belonging to the former Iraqi army in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. ... Civilians who had remained in west Mosul during the battle to retake the city, lined up for an aid distribution in the Mamun neighborhood in Iraq July 2017.
MENAFN.COM
February 11, 2018
'When the Caliph asks Buhlul to make a list of all the fools in Baghdad, he suggested that it would be easier to make a list of all the wise men and then conclude that all the others are fools!' ... Abu Nuwas (died in 810) was considered the 'Boon companion and court jester' to Caliph Harun al-Rashid. TahlakÃâà...
The National
February 10, 2018
The mayor of Baghdad wants to revive her war-torn city, fix its decrepit infrastructure and twin it with Paris - another female-led metropolis. Thikra Alwash, a 60-year-old civil engineer and only woman mayor of a Middle East capital, faces a mountainous task. She has given herself 10 years to revive the city,Ãâà...
The Daily Star
February 8, 2018
BAGHDAD: The mayor of Baghdad wants to revive her war-torn city, reconstruct its decrepit infrastructure and twin it with Paris – another female-led ... DREAMSOFTWINNINGAnother priority is protection of the city's Islamic heritage, including plans to rehabilitate two of its iconic arteries, Al-Rashid StreetÃâà...
The Express Tribune
February 7, 2018
Baghdad Mayor Thikra Alwash, 60-year-old civil engineer and only woman mayor of a Middle East capital, speaks to civilians during a tour at al-Rashid street in the Iraqi capital on January 29, 2018. Thikra wants to revive her war-torn city, fix its decrepit infrastructure and twin it with Paris -- anotherÃâà...
Gulf Digital News
February 6, 2018
Baghdad: The mayor of Baghdad wants to revive her war-torn city, fix its decrepit infrastructure and twin it with Paris -- another female-led metropolis. ... Another priority is the city's Islamic heritage, including plans to rehabilitate two of its iconic arteries, Al-Rashid Street and Abu Nawas Avenue. The first wasÃâà...
The Hindu
January 20, 2018
Swish set: Saad al-Nuaimi parks his blue Chevrolet in front of his coffee shop in the northern Azamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. ... says at least 1,000 troops were assigned to protect the cars when they were used in a parade last year to mark the 100th anniversary of Baghdad's al-Rashid Street.
Syrian War Daily (blog)
December 28, 2017
Afghan National Army and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan clashed in Qarabagh district, after the former attacked the latter's positions in the district. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan launched a counterattack after Afghan National Army's attack, which resulted in killing of four and injury of six soldiers.
Asharq Al-awsat English (blog)
October 17, 2017
In 796, the powerful caliph Haroun al-Rashid transferred his capital there from Baghdad because of its strategic location at a crossroads between Byzantium, ... On September 1, the SDF successfully captured the entire historic district, bringing it closer than ever to ISIS' bastion's well-defended and denselyÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English (blog)
October 17, 2017
In 796, the powerful caliph Haroun al-Rashid transferred his capital there from Baghdad because of its strategic location at a crossroads between Byzantium, Damascus and Iraq. It sits 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the Turkish border and about halfway between Syria's second city Aleppo and the IraqiÃâà...
Iraqi News
June 9, 2017
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A policeman was killed, five others were wounded as two bomb blasts took place south of Baghdad, security sources have said. Speaking to AlSumaria News on Friday, the source said “a bomb placed on the side of the road in al-Rashid town, south of Baghdad, exploded onÃâà...
CNN
May 17, 2016
At least 90 people died May 11 when several bombs went off in Baghdad neighborhoods. The next day, two suicide bombers attacked a police station in Baghdad, killing three officers. On Friday, ISIS gunmen opened fire on a coffee shop in Balad, a city about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad.
Enab Baladi
December 31, 1999
Ismael al-Haj from Raqqa described the city to Enab Baladi, saying: “Raqqa is ancient and incubates many archeological landmarks, such as the ancient wall, the Baghdad Gate and many others. Most of these ruins date back to the Abbasid era, when Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph took Raqqa,Ãâà...
The Atlantic
December 31, 1999
When I got outside, I was initially blinded by the sunlight, but eventually I could see the al-Rashid Hotel, where visiting dignitaries often stayed, smoking in the distance. It had been struck by some kind of rocket. The only other person awake, meanwhile, was one of my Rangers, who was on the porch of ourÃâà...
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