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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8465235.stm
Islamic Solidarity Games Cancelled after Iran Insists Gulf Is "Persian"
(BBC News) The Islamic Solidarity Games, due to be held in Iran in April, have been called off because of a dispute with Arab countries over what to call the Gulf. The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said the Iranian organizers had planned to use a logo and medals that bear the words "Persian Gulf," but Arab countries, who call it the "Arabian Gulf," reject the term.