The Islamic Solidarity Games have been cancelled after a dispute between Arab countries and Iran over the name of the waterway dividing them. The Saudi-based Islamic Solidarity Games Federation says they cancelled the sporting event, which were meant to be held in Tehran in the spring, after Iran put ``Persian Gulf' on the logo.

The five-year-old games were created to strengthen ties among the 57-nations of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Arab nations call the waterway the Arabian Gulf. The games were originally scheduled for October 2009 but postponed in attempt to reach a compromise.

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