'Follow the Women - Women for Peace' cycle ride has started from Aleppo University in northern Syria on Saturday, with 249 female riders from 30 countries crossing the start line and heading straight into the first 30km road section from Aleppo to the site of the historic Saint Simeon Citadel.
Over the next 11 days, the riders will pass through Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, before finishing in Amman on Thursday, April 19th. Over 120 female riders from Syria elected to enter this year's Middle East peace ride to raise awareness of the unstability and unrest in the region.
(source AMEINFO)
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BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, Iranian version
Women's futsal team of Iranian club of Rah Ahan is scheduled to leave for the Jordanian capital Amman tonight.
Rah Ahan represents the country in an international tournament, which is attended by 10 teams.
Three teams from the host country and seven from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Palestine compete in the tourney from May 11-18.
Rah Ahan stood top in Iran's seven-strong inter-club league, winning 26 points.
Five national players are in the Rah Ahan squad.
(source: Iranian Islamic Republic News Agency)
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