Beirut book fair’s opening is scheduled for this evening, as officials make speeches and honor its alleys.

If you’re in Beirut for the book fair, do not miss Jabbour Douaihy’s conference on December 13th, at 7:00 pm, room#1 at the BIEL conference center.

According to Ahmad Bin Rakad Al Amri, Sharjah Book Fair’s director, the 12 day long exhibition received 500,000 visitors this year

By the year 2002, two key studies linking Arab human development to the book industry had been published: The UNESCO report on Arab book production and the Arab Human Development Report, ADHR.

For those of you who have contacted me regarding the Beirut Book Fair 2010, thank you! And below, a few precisions.

The 17th edition of the Beirut Francophone book fair, organized by the Lebanese syndicate of book importers, will be taking place from October 29th through November 7th, at the BIEL expo center.