Sana’a International Book Fair coming up [Archives:2006/977/Local News]

SANA'A, Aug. 30 ) The Sana'a International Book Fair will open on Sept. 2 at Apollo Center – it will mark the 23 running of the exhibition.

There will be more than 300 publishing houses during the 10-day festival with many national, Arab and foreign exhibitions. A number of cultural and literary activities will accompany the event including lectures and poetry readings by Mohammed Saleem Al-Awa, the poets Ahmed Hegazi and Harron Hashim Rashid.

This showing of the exhibition will include many symposiums, poetry and short stories introductions, as well as painting exhibition for many Yemeni, Arab and Foreign artists.

Many upcoming cultural projects will be announced, above all announcing the encyclopedia of Yemeni Famous Personalities made by the General Authority of Book in collaboration with Al-Ebda'a Foundation, as well as Yemeni Publishers' Union and Arab Book Authorities Union.

The Ministry of Culture has not confirmed whether they will participate in the book fair, says Minister Khalid Al-Rewishan.
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