The Egyptian Publishers Association has announced it is planning to organise a book fair by the end of November or early December at the Cairo International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Nasr City, Cairo.
The fair will feature Egyptian, Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini publishers in particular, as well as other international Arab publishers.
The event will see discounts of up to 70% on all books in a move to support publishers’ budgets in 2018.
Sharjah Public Libraries have introduced an updated version of their Smart Knowledge Library platform, which offers a range of professional and technical courses that can be taken online. These courses are taught by well-known experts and specialists, and the platform has a user-friendly design that works well on mobile devices. Participants can enjoy short educational […]
The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has opened submissions for the 8th edition of the Sharjah Translation Award (Turjuman Award). The award aims to amplify the global visibility of Arabic literature by encouraging international publishers to translate seminal works by Arab authors into other languages, thereby advancing cultural and intellectual exchange across borders. With a […]
Copenhagen has announced a landmark decision to abolish the 25-percent value-added tax on books, making Denmark only the third European Union member state, after Ireland and Czechia, to apply a zero VAT rate to reading material. The United Kingdom also exempts books from VAT, though it is no longer part of the EU. The […]
The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has opened submissions for the 8th edition of the Sharjah Translation Award (Turjuman Award). The award aims to amplify the global visibility of Arabic literature by encouraging international publishers to translate seminal works by...
Copenhagen has announced a landmark decision to abolish the 25-percent value-added tax on books, making Denmark only the third European Union member state, after Ireland and Czechia, to apply a zero VAT rate to reading material. The United Kingdom also exempts books...
The programme will launch in autumn 2026 with Our Strange Duet by Erin A Craig, a YA reimagining of the story that will “bring a new voice to Christine Daaé, a central part of the iconic Phantom canon”. Daaé is the beautiful soprano who becomes the obsession of a...
