The Literature, Publishing &Translation Commission continues its preparations to organize the Riyadh International Book Fair 2024 from September 26 to October 5 at King Saud University in Riyadh. More than 2,000 local, Arab and international publishing houses and agencies from more than 30 countries will participate in the fair, spread across 800 pavilions, in the presence of an elite group of writers, thinkers and intellectuals from inside and outside Saudi Arabia, which consolidates its position as one of the most important international cultural platforms in the Arab world. Qatar is the guest of honor at the Book Fair this year, with the participation of the most important pioneers of culture, literature and art and the most prominent entities concerned with cultural work in that country. It also allows the public to learn about the cultural and intellectual heritage of Qatar, through a special pavilion at the exhibition that includes a collection of rare manuscripts and a number of publications of the Qatari Ministry of Culture. The CEO of the Commission, Dr. Muhammad Alwan, stressed that the continuation of the Riyadh International Book Fair for five decades and its great importance in terms of the most prominent cultural events in the region […]