The doha international book fair is considered one of the biggest international book fairs held in the region and is having a good reputation because of. Cityscape quatar doha, project qatar doha, qatar stonetech doha, heavy max doha, qatar motor show doha 5 trade fairs in doha from october 2020 municipality. Frances heritage is pride of place in qatar in 2020 at the doha international book fair, under the theme of the lumieres the enlighteners. Nov 10, 2007 the 18th international book fair will be held in qatar at the qatar international exhibition centre from november 28th until december 8th. Doha international book fair qatars biggest guide for. Library receives over 1,500 new registrations during the event.
The 29th doha international book fair, starts on 29 november to 8 december, and will be hosted again at the doha exhibition and convention center decc. The 37th edition of the sharjah international book fair sibf will be held from october 31 to november 10 at the sharjah expo centre, organisers have announced. Oct, 20 the book fair, funded by a german christian charity organization, attracted some 40,000 people during its last visit to qatar in february 2011, and this year has some 5,000 titles aboard, almost all affordably priced. Qnb organizes diabetes at work day initiative for its staff. The qatar national library qnl, a member of qatar foundation for education, science and community development qf, booth at the recently held 26 th doha international book fair attracted thousands of visitors with the library receiving over 1,500 new member registrations. Nov 30, 2017 the fair will remain open until december 5. This 2015 edition will mark the silver jubilee of the doha international book fair, qatar museums will be holding two different competitions for our budding creatives to celebrate this occasion. Germany is the guest of honour of the exhibition as the culmination of the cultural year qatar germany 2017, in addition to international contributions.
Fnac bookstore represented by darwish holding is participating in the 25th edition of doha international book fair stand b 54 institutional and diplomatic area at qncc where it displays a series of publications and french books. The fifteenth tehran international book fair will be open to the public from 9 a. The 28th edition of the doha international book fair is hosting over 400 exhibitors from across the world where publishers will be showcasing their books and products to the qatari community. Thousands visit qatar national librarys booth at 26th. Qatar national library qnl will take part in the 27th doha international book fair, from 30 november to 10 december, at the doha exhibition and convention sunday, april 26, 2020 5. The 18th international book fair will be held in qatar at the qatar international exhibition centre from november 28th until december 8th. The great india education fair tgief qatar dohaeducation fair in qatar doha. Riyadh international book fair 2018 begins registration. Embassy booth is one of the most sought after because of its.
I agree to the terms and conditions of the privilege club programme. I know i still have a lot of tbrs but i just couldnt help myself. The search for doha from october 2020 result following trade fairs. Hamad bin abdulaziz alkawari, who was among senior government officials and foreign. Turkey to be guest of honour at qatar book fair qatar. The ministry of culture and information announced the start of registration for publishing houses wishing to participate in the riyadh international book fair 2018, from inside and outside. The 48th cairo international book fair will open on thursday, 26 january at the fair grounds in nasr city, with 670 publishers from 35 countries.
The sharjah international book fair enters the guinness. Doha international book fair opens the peninsula qatar. The black box cinema showcases regional cinema talent at. Doha international book fair gives qatari readers hope. Floating book fair wins praise from qatar residents. The qatar national library qnl will attend the event. France as guest of honor at doha international book fair. The book illustrates the cultural and artistic background of this time by featuring artefacts including carpets, manuscripts, metalwork and ceramics. Innovation qatar and france wish to underline the crucial importance of new tech and innovation in the fostering and strengthening of economic relations between countries. Decc doha exhibition and convention center doha, qatar. The book fair is open until december 10 from 9am to 1pm and from 4pm to 10pm. Trade fairs in doha municipality october 2020, qatar. Nov 30, 2017 germany is the guest of honour of the exhibition as the culmination of the cultural year qatargermany 2017, in addition to international contributions from turkey, china and france.
Dec 18, 2017 the doha international book fair is considered one of the biggest international book fairs held in the region and is having a good reputation because of the huge number from the arabic, gulf and. Qatar international bookfair qatar visitor travel guide. Germany is the guest of honour of the exhibition as the culmination of the cultural year qatargermany 2017, in addition to international contributions from turkey, china and france. The ministry of culture and sports will present its publications in the fair, particularly the ones translated into and from french, as well as publications from different state institutions. Doha exhibition and convention center decc 111 photos. Dec 01, 2016 27th doha international book fair which opened at the doha exhibition and convention centre. Last dec 5 to 12, the 26th doha international book fair was held at qncc. Fnac store provides doha international book fair visitors. Arabic french france as guest of honor at doha international book fair. The public affairs section of the embassy is participating in the 27th annual doha international book fair, opened by the qatar minister of culture and sports h. Jan 24, 2017 the 48th cairo international book fair will open on thursday, 26 january at the fair grounds in nasr city, with 670 publishers from 35 countries. Hbku press is part of hamad bin khalifa university which is under the wider community of qatar foundation for education.
Doha international book fair 2017 panworld education. Doha international book fair 2017 may 2, 2017 upcoming events panworld education. Qatar will participate in the paris book fair which takes place from march 16 to 19. The riyadh international book fair is an annual book fair in saudi arabia. Cairo international book fair opens 26 january with 167 more. The 49th cairo international book fair cibf will open 26 january and run until 10 february at the fair grounds in nasr city, with 848 publishers from. Turkey is to be the guest of honour at the doha international book fair. I also agree to receiving communications by email, post, sms or social media about my membership account, offers and news from qatar airways and privilege club, privilege club partner offers. Doha international book fair datetime nov 29, 2017 to dec 5, 2017 10. National library to participate in doha international book. It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors it is not the largest fair in the mena region, contrary to some claims. The 49th cairo international book fair cibf will open 26 january and run until 10 february at the fair grounds in nasr city, with 848 publishers from 27 countries 178 more publishers than. Cairo international book fair 2017 opens on thursday with.
Cancelled event over mashrou leila shows homophobia in qatar. The 29th doha international book fair qatars biggest. Nov 29, 2017 doha international book fair datetime nov 29, 2017 to dec 5, 2017 10. Saleh bin ghanem al ali on november 30th at the doha exhibition and convention center. Kindly open a temporary account in my name according to the following terms, conditions. Russia will be the guest of honour at doha international book fair, in the framework of the qatar russia 2018 year of culture. The department of culture and tourism abu dhabi has postponed the 30th edition of abu dhabi international book fair, which was scheduled to take place on 15 until 21 april 2020, at the abu dhabi national exhibition center, until 23 to 29 may 2021. Cairo international book fair opens 26 january with 167. Sharjah international book fair to begin on october 31.
Participating in the book fair is open only for publishers, members of union publishers, representatives of states, and public and international institutions. The 27th doha international book fair opened on a high note yesterday at. International trade fair for heavy machinery professional visitors only. In early february, the doha branch of the american northwestern university canceled an event that was scheduled to be held on february 4,2020 with the participation of mashrou leila, a lebanese indie rock band whose lead singer is openly gay and some of whose songs deal with. It concluded from 30 october to 9 november under the theme open a book that opens minds. Hundreds of publishers sell preapproved books, and. The 26th doha international book fair is likely to begin tomorrow and will last until december 12 at qatar national convention centre. The 10day event is being launched on wednesday, but will be open to the public on thursday.
Nov 30, 2018 under the theme doha, a city of knowledge and conscience, the 29th edition of the doha international book fair will conclude on december 8. The 28th doha international book fair is set to open on wednesday at doha exhibition and convention centre under the patronage of his highness the emir sheikh saturday, may 2, 2020 6. Hamad bin abdulaziz alkawari, who was among senior government officials. Cityscape quatar doha, project qatar doha, qatar stonetech doha, heavy max doha, qatar motor show doha. Russia is the guest of honour at the doha international book fair in the framework of the qatarrussia year of culture 2018. Alexandria international book fair 2020 bibliotheca. Nov 30, 2016 the 27th doha international book fair opened on a high note yesterday at. The bibliotheca alexandrina is organizing its 16 th alexandria international book fair to be held from to 23 april 2020. Doha international book fair to see over 150 new book.
The 25th doha international book fair will be held from january 7 to 17, 2015 at doha exhibition center. Mar 22, 2020 the public affairs section of the embassy is participating in the 27th annual doha international book fair, opened by the qatar minister of culture and sports h. The logos hope floating book fair, which docked in doha on thursday, is garnering much praise among residents, who say they are happy to be getting a healthy dose of literature in a country where a reading culture is still developing the book fair, funded by a german christian charity organization, attracted some 40,000 people during its last visit to qatar in february 2011, and this year. The fair is used to showcase saudi government policy, and it has been a locus of political power struggles with the government. Its that time of year again join us for the 26th edition of the doha international book fair, from 2nd 12th december at qncc. The doha international book fair is one of the oldest and largest international book fairs in the region and enjoys a good reputation due to the high demand from arab, gulf and foreign countries participating in it. Germany is the guest of honour of the exhibition as the culmination of the cultural year qatargermany 2017, in. The press was initially managed by bloomsbury publishing plc and was founded as bloomsbury qatar foundation publishing bqfp in 2008 until its transition into hbku press in 2015. Several expressions of homophobia have recently been noted in qatar, where samesex relations are prohibited by law. It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors it is not the largest fair in the mena region, 14 contrary to some claims 15. Minister of culture and sports h e salah bin ghanem al ali opened yesterday the 29th edition of the doha international book fair at doha exhibition and convention center decc. Also, iranian publishers and authors will hold meetings with international publishers and have organized meetings on the literature of italy, france, qatar and lebanon.
National library to participate in doha international book fair. Thousands visit qatar national librarys booth at 26th doha. The qatar airways qatarisation programme is a handson project that offers a world of opportunities that seeks to train participants to apply what they learn in reallife situations, not just in qatar, but in numerous locations across the globe. Noof ibrahim al abdulla, director of publications at qatar museums, said that the 28 th edition of the book fair is not only a place to buy books, but a complete cultural experience. News of the attack on the french satirical magazine charlie hebdo reached qatar just a few hours before the opening of the 25th doha international book fair dibf last week and inevitably cast a shadow over the celebrations. Hamad bin khalifa university press hbku press is a publishing house based in doha, qatar. Receive exclusive air fares and travel the world with an awardwinning airline. Some 427 publishers from 30 arab and other countries are participating in the 10day exhibition. Qatar museums launches new books at 28th doha international.