On a summer evening, Iraqis wander along the Tigris and go bowling at a sprawling riverside complex in Baghdad, one of the many new investments reviving the capital after decades of turmoil. "Iraq is fertile ground for investments," said Falah Hassan, the executive director of the complex of restaurants and shops built on the grounds of one of dictator Saddam Hussein's former palace and named after the famed "One Thousand and One Nights" folktales. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES