Category: MENA publishing
Arabookverse-Beat partnership takes the globalisation of Arab literature to a new level
The partnership creates “a pairing uniquely positioned to deliver the optimum experience for...
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The 4th Iraq International Book Fair is underway
The 4th Iraq International Book Fair runs February 14 through 24 this year. Details are sparse at...
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UAE – Sharjah TV’s book programme Fikr Wa Qalam (Thought and Pen) starts its 4th season
A 50-minute televised literary platform hosted by Alia Ali Mansouri. Produced in cooperation with...
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Tunisia – Tunis International Book Fair 2024 dates announced
This year, 2023, the event was mired in controversy, not because of its first ever female director, Zahia Jouirou, Director of the Translation Institute, but due to books being seized by the authorities, and security issues.
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UAE – Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature lines up astronauts and a Booker prize winner
The 16th Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature is fast approaching, in 2024 running from 31...
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Saudi Arabia – Jeddah Book Fair: Novels, Poetry, and Communication Skills Take Center Stage
World Today News has a must-read account of the Jeddah Book Fair, that recently finished in Saudi...
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Arab book fair and book festival visitor numbers easily exceeds 10 million in an unexpectedly quiet year. Who says Arabs don’t read?
“The Western reader devotes 200 hours of his time each year to reading, while the Arab...
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Saudi Arabia – Jeddah Book Fair underway
The Jeddah Book Fair concludes the triple-whammy book fair line-up for 2023 that included the...
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Morocco – In Casablanca a bulldozer dumps tons of used books into the back of a truck
It’s not at all clear from the report why a huge pile of books was strewn on the roadside or...
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Libya – 2nd Benghazi International Book Fair just finished
The launch event last year attracted 7,000 visitors, and the organisers were hoping to beat that...
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UAE – Children’s books were the most sought after at the 14th Al Ain Book Festival this year
More than 150 exhibitors showcased 60,000 titles, and it seems children’s book were by far...
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45th Kuwait International Book Fair is underway. Finishes December 2
Past editions of the Kuwait International Book Fair have been overshadowed by concerns about...
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