Opening ceremony The opening ceremony started with the Egyptian singer
Tamer Hosny singing a new song for Arab unity, and then the entrance of several Arab leaders with
Hosni Mubarak, including
Sudanese President
Omar Hassan al-Bashir,
Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas,
Yemeni President
Ali Abdullah Saleh,
Iraqi President
Jalal Talabani, and the Saudi Crown Prince
Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. This was followed by the entrance of the 22 participating teams. The opening word was given to several Arab Sport Federation Chiefs, and the Secretary general of the
Arab League,
Amr Moussa, and ended with Egyptian President Mubarak's opening words. The ceremony was divided into eight parts; it started with the Narration of the Abraham's Trip in the desert, and the founding of the
Kaaba, thus
Mecca, and Arab Unity under
Islam, and stressed on the power of Words in the
Quran, and then it showed several dances showing the Arab Literature and Arts, then showed performances explaining the Arab's leadership in philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, gardening and music. Throughout the performance, several Arab scientists, poets, philosophers, mathematicians and travellers were mentioned as well as several verses of the Quran, and how it helped Arabs to achieve such glorious achievements. The ceremony was wrapped up with the Egyptian national anthem then an Arab song called "Amgad Ya Arab" (Glories o Arabs).
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Disability sports • Athletics • Table tennis • Volleyball • Weightlifting ==Medal table==