UAE’s Al Dhafra Book Festival Secures Major Publisher Support
Al Dhafra Book Festival announces Dh1 million publisher support fund, featuring 110 publishing houses and 55,000 titles in sixth edition running 19-25 January 2026.
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Category: United Arab Emirates
As The 2nd Sharjah Literature Festival Readies, A Reminder of How The Centre of Publishing Gravity Shifts Inexorably East
Sharjah Literature Festival 2026 offers UAE publishers a platform to showcase titles, network, and boost exports in a growing market.
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PublisHer and Sharjah Publishing City Unite to Advance Women Publishers
PublisHer partners with Sharjah Publishing City to accelerate women-led publishing businesses through incentives, mentorship, and market access.
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UAE – Abu Dhabi Reinvents Arabic Publishing for the Digital Age
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre’s digital initiatives, festivals, and translation projects creating new publishing opportunities in the $1.5bn Arabic market.
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Focal Point 2025: Sharjah’s Art Book Fair Champions Independent Publishing
Focal Point 2025 brings together 60+ independent publishers for three days of art books, workshops, and launches at Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Sharjah.
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UAE – Emirates Publishers Association partners with PublisHer
EPA and PublisHer unite to advance women publishers globally, combining regional strength with international AI innovation initiatives.
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Egypt’s Luxor Festival Celebrates a Decade of Poetic Excellence
The 10th Luxor Arabic Poetry Festival marks a decade of UAE-Egypt cultural partnership, publishing 50+ books and nurturing 3,000 poets from underserved regions.
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UAE -Al Ain Book Festival Returns for 16th Incarnation Amid Publisher Growth
Al Ain Book Festival’s 16th edition brings 220+ publishers to Abu Dhabi, focusing on digital transformation and Arabic content global expansion.
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UAE – Dubai Stakes Global Leadership in Publishing Ahead of Sharjah Fair with Three Big Five Execs in Tow
the summit marks a critical moment in the Gulf’s cultural calendar, with a high-profile presence of senior executives from three of the western publishing industry’s top players, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins.
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Sharjah’s Onshur Scale Track: A Blueprint for Sustainable Publishing Growth in the UAE
While other countries may not have the UAE’s resources or govt. commitment to publishing to match the model in full, there’s much to be learned here.
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UAE Embraces AI: How the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre is Revolutionising Arabic Content
This growth was supported by the release of over 2,000 digital knowledge resources and – don’t tell the Luddite Fringe – AI-powered audiobooks, reinforcing the Centre’s commitment to digitising Arabic literature.
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The UAE Makes AI a Compulsory Subject, Starting from Day One of Kindergarten – Implications for Publishing Part 1: Compressed Innovation
“The integration of AI in early education is poised to transform every aspect of learning – from the classroom to the printed page.”
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