Sharjah, UAE, October 22, SPA -- The First Cultural Festival of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, currently ongoing in Al-Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was opened in Al-Sharjah last night in the presence of Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Gasmi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Governor of Al-Sharjah Emirate, and a number of senior officials. Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Sabeel, led Saudi Arabia's delegation to the event. The activities of the Saudi delegates included poetry, cultural symposia and workshops, plastic arts exhibition, Arabic calligraphy, photographic exhibition, book exhibition and folk dance. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Sulaiman Al-Othaimeen and Ghazi Ali from Saudi Arabia were honored by organizers for their prominent works.