Participation in Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Mansour Award - Sixth Session

Fellow members of the Arab Publishers` Association
Greetings,
The Arab Publishers` Association presents you with its best regards, and we inform you that the door for participation in the Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Mansour Award for Arab Publishers has been opened in its sixth session for the year 2024 under the title (Palestine is Our Story) within the following specifications:
     The novel must be from the 2023-2024 editions and the composition must be individual.
     Participation for members of the Arab Publishers` Association.
     Receiving nomination applications until 15/7/2024.
     The prize fund is USD 20,000.
Entries are accepted only through the official website of the award, and the publisher is required to participate in the award by logging in, filling out the form and uploading the attachments through the following link: https://almansouraward.com
For telephone inquiries:
Award Coordinator: Mr. Saleh Al-Ghazi
Mobile: 0096597363769     
Yours sincerely,
 Haitham Hafez
Chairman of the Professional Development Committee

Press release on the opening of the Doha International Book Fair 2024

The thirty-third edition of the Doha International Book Fair kicked off today under the slogan "Knowledge Builds Civilizations", and will continue until May 18, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center.
This year, the exhibition is witnessing the largest international participation in its history, attracting 515 publishing houses from 42 countries, allowing the display of 180,000 new titles in the fields of knowledge and various sciences, in addition to wider cultural participation of the embassies of brotherly and friendly countries.
Attendance:
The exhibition was inaugurated by the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and the opening was attended by the Crown Prince of the Sultanate of Oman, the Omani Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Thi Yazan bin Haitham Al Said, the Egyptian Minister of Culture, Dr. Nevine Al-Kilani, the Lebanese Minister of Culture Mohammed Murtada, the Qatari Minister of Culture Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani, Mr. Mohamed Rashad, President of the Arab Publishers` Association, Mr. Bashar Chebaro, Secretary-General of the Arab Publishers` Association, and Ms. Samira Assi, President of the Syndicate of Publishers Union in Lebanon and a member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Publishers` Associationand a number of personalities.

Press release on the opening of the International Book and Publishing Fair 2024

In Rabat, the capital, and under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch inaugurated, on Thursday, the 29th edition of the International Book and Publishing Fair in Rabat, in the presence of prominent ministerial, political and diplomatic figures at the Souissi OLM space in Rabat, until May 19.
The opening ceremony of this major cultural event, which is the guest of honor of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was marked by the presence of the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, and personalities from the world of politics, diplomacy, culture and media.
Organized by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, in partnership with the wilaya of Rabat-Salé-Kentara, Rabat-Salé-Kenitra and the Rabat Community, the edition will see the participation of 743 exhibitors representing 48 countries.

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