Arab Renaissance: Millions descend on MENA book fairs as the 2023-24 season kicks off, starting with Riyadh
Never underestimate the publishing opportunity in the Arab markets. Some of the largest book fairs...
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Tag: Riyadh International Book Fair
Saudi Arabia – Riyadh Int. Book Fair clocks 1 million+ visitors for third time as the Arab Renaissance rebounds after Covid
As we head into cooler months, and providing Covid behaves this time around, there’s every...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia publishing’s “very exciting time” as CUP returns to SA and IPA President Al Qasimi talks of the Arab Renaissance
“It is a very exciting time for the kingdom and the literary and publishing sector. The theme for this year’s event, “New Destination, New Chapter”, reflects Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to elevate the...
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Riyadh International Book Fair hosts Saudi Arabia’s first ever Publishers Conference today
Having clocked 1 million visitors in 2019, the Riyadh fair was cancelled by the Pandemic in 2020,...
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Oman’s Muscat International Book Fair pulls a crowd of “only” 706,000 as Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh IBF and Iran’s Tehran IBF cancelled amid Coronavirus fears
Having attracted a crowd of over 1 million for two years running, the latest Muscat International...
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Saudi Arabia’s 5th Jeddah International Book Fair clocks 441,000 visitors. Totals 2.7 million visitors over the past five years
Arab News reports the numbers are out as the 5th Jeddah International Book Fair concluded. The...
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Another book fair record falls as Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh International Book Fair clocks 1 million visitors
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was at the Paris Book Fair this past week, marking the seventh year in...
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Saudi Arabia's 4th Jeddah International Book Fair set for 13 days over western Christmas and New Year
Yet another reminder that the global book markets care nothing for the idiosyncrasies of the...
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Bahrain International Book Fair bucks the trend for global growth thanks to bad timing and a cramped venue
At a time when book events around the world are reaching new heights, as social media drives...
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As Netflix launches its first Arab content, and the Riyadh Book Fair and the Saudi Comic Con loom, is Saudi Arabia’s publishing industry worth $1.3 bn?
The president of the Saudi Publishers Association, Ahmed Al Hamdan, this week valued the Saudi...
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The “ever-growing demand for new titles and publications” in Saudi Arabia
This week two of the world’s biggest book fairs and the world’s longest book fair are happening...
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