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The Arab Book Award and the Arab Publishers' Association Sign a Strategic Cooperation Agreement

In a qualitative step to support the Arab cultural scene, the Arab Book Award has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Arab Publishers' Association, aimed at enhancing the Arab book industry and protecting copyright.
This took place during a press conference held at the Qatari Press Center headquarters on Tuesday, September 16, 2026, where the agreement was signed on behalf of the Arab Book Award by its Executive Director, Dr. Naji Al-Sharif, and on behalf of the Arab Publishers' Association by Dr. Aisha Jassim Al-Kuwari, Chair of the Arab Relations Committee of the Association, in the presence of Dr. Hanan Al-Fayyad, Media Advisor to the Arab Book Award, and Mr. Ibrahim Al-Bu Hashem Al-Sayed, Vice President of the Arab Publishers' Association, along with a distinguished group of officials, intellectuals, publishers, and journalists.
The agreement aims to establish a joint framework for cooperation in:
•    Supporting the Arab book in terms of publishing and distribution for individual authors and institutions.
•    Organizing joint cultural events, seminars, and exhibitions.
•    Exchanging expertise and leveraging competencies of both parties.
•    Enhancing the presence of the Arab book at Arab and international book fairs.

Opening of Amman International Book Fair 2026

Today, Thursday, September 24, 2026, the activities of the 25th edition – the Silver Jubilee – of the Amman International Book Fair kicked off in the Jordanian capital, Amman, under Royal Patronage, and will continue until October 3, 2026, at the Jordan International Exhibition Center – Mecca Mall.
The fair is organized by the Jordanian Publishers Union in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Culture, the Greater Amman Municipality, and the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation, in an edition that represents a prominent milestone in the fair's journey spanning twenty-five years.
Participants
The current edition witnesses the participation of about 400 Jordanian, Arab, and international publishing houses from 22 countries, either directly or through agencies, in addition to the participation of a number of publishing houses for the first time. This participation reflects the broad Arab and international presence of the fair, which has become, throughout its annual journey, a space for publishers, writers, cultural institutions, and readers to meet.

It is an advanced electronic step through which it sought to define, preserve and support copyright and publisher rights, and it is also a step for communication and synergy with publishers, writers, writers and authors to provide a stable and stable environment in order to preserve intellectual property and protect the rights of creators and to serve present and future generations

For those of the Federation who wish to file a complaint regarding an intellectual property dispute, please fill out

The following form and send it to the General Secretariat office by email: nsharif@arab-pa.org