(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The 28th edition of the Doha International Book Fair, organised by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, will be kicking off on November 29 at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. More than 30 Arab and foreign countries and hundreds of publishing houses will be participating in that fair that ends on December 5.
Ibrahim Abdulrahim al-Buhashim, Director of Public Libraries and Heritage at the Ministry of Culture and Sports, who is also Director of the Doha International Book Fair, said that this year's fair will be held under the slogan "Within the society and the advancement of knowledge, intellectually and scientifically." He said this is consistent with the vision of the Ministry of Culture and Sports -- "towards a conscious society with an authentic conscience and a healthy body."
Al-Buhashim said that more than 25 publishing houses on the waiting list so far, to participate in the event. "At the Arab level, we have a distinguished participation from Jordan, Oman and Kuwait as well as Sudan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, the Maghreb countries.
"At the international level, there are distinguished participants from a number of countries including the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany is the guest of honour of the exhibition as part of the celebration of the events of the cultural year Qatar - Germany 2017", he added.
He said that the audience of the exhibition will be delighted by a special cultural programme offered by the French pavilion. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey will participate extensively as well as a number of Turkish publishing houses. Distinguished contributions from China, Iran, India, Malaysia and others will also mark the event.
The 28th edition of the exhibition is accompanied by a cultural programme, in which a group of intellectuals from Qatar and the Arab world, as well as those from other countries, will take part, he added. The details of the programme will be announced at a press conference later.
The Book Fair will be attended by all the State's institutions concerned with publishing and culture. There will also be a special pavilion for the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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