Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, welcomed Sheikha Naima Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Chairperson of the Executive Committee of women’s sports in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Sheikha Hayat Bint Abdul Aziz Al-Khalifa, Chairperson of the Women's Sports Committee of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees and member of the Bahrain Olympic Committee board of directors and Sheikha Sana Al-Busaidi, head of the Women's Sports Committee of the Omani Olympic Committee.

This comes during their participation in the first conference of Arab women's sport, which is held in Cairo from 28th to 29th of March under the auspices of HE President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

The Minister praised the role of Arab women leaders and their prominent efforts in women’s sports field , Proposing holding a sports competition including three games in Egypt with the participation of a group of girls from the Arab countries, in the context of encouraging the culture of women's sports in the society.

Also he praised the activities of the Arab Women's Sports Conference with the participation of a group of prominent women leaders in the Arab world and highlighting their positive role in the development process.