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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Category: Middle East
Jordan – 22nd Amman International Book Fair will run 10 days from 21 September. 150,000 expected
Over 4000 publishing houses from 22 countries will be participating in what is Jordan’s...
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Newsy-Today’s Interview with the Moroccan Publishers Association’s Camille Hoballah
Head over to Newsy-Today for an insightful look at the Moroccan education publishing scene as...
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Manga Industry Program Boosts Creative Arts in Saudi Arabia
The Manga Industry program is expected to play a vital role in fostering the art scene in Saudi...
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Qatar – Doha International Book Fair clocks 300,000 visitors – 10% of the population – inc. 15,000 children
For comparison, Frankfurt would need to pull in 8.4 million visitors and London 6.8 million...
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Qatar – 32nd Doha International Book Fair set for June 12-21. But will it be fun?
As I write this, we don’t know the detail of the #DIBF23 programme, and I’d...
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UAE – The first-ever Sharjah Animation Conference attracted more than 5,000 attendees
The UAE continues to expand its mission as a global hub for the creative industries. “The...
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UAE’s Month of Reading: Three expats launch online library renting physical books
The initiative is designed to “keep people, especially children, away from unwanted screen...
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TNPS on LinkedIn – Round-Up #2
With so much publishing industry news and debate, there’s never time for TNPS to cover it...
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UAE – The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre has launched the complete “Oyoon Al She’er Al Arabi” Arabic poetry series for World Poetry Day on March 21
The series includes anthologies of Arabic poetry from the pre-Islamic era to the 18th century,...
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Oman’s Muscat International Book Fair pulls a disappointing crowd this year – less than half its peak one million visitors
Disappointing for the organisers, perhaps, but bear in mind that would be a top-level achievement...
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Saudi Arabia clocks 442 million #Booktok views in six months. Saudi book fairs embrace the phenomenon
“a dedicated landing page with content by #BookTok creators from Al-Sharqiya Book...
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