The 7th edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST) kicked off on Friday in Shatjah city, the United Arab Emirates.
The tournament, spanning 12 days, will see athletes competing in basketball, volleyball, table tennis, shooting, archery, athletics, karate, and fencing.
Saturday, the tournament marks the start of the first volleyball, basketball, and fencing competitions.
The Syrian Al-Thawra Basketball Club team is due face the Emirati Sharjah team on Saturday.
Seven countries are scheduled to participate in the basketball competitions in the tournament: Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE.
Hamda Mustafa