Al Amn Magazine # 162

APRIL 2023 30 CULTURE harqiah Book Fair 2023 was the first book fair in Saudi Arabia for this year. It was organized by the Literature, Publishing and Translation Authority - one of the bodies of the Ministry of Culture - as part of the Writers and Readers Festival in the Eastern Province. The fair was held under the slogan “Exhibition - Culture - Civilization - Art”, at the Dhahran Exhibition Centre for Conventions and Events (Expo), in cultural partnership with the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture (Ithraa), on an area of approximately 39,000 square meters. More than 500 local, Arab and international publishers attended and 350 booths provided readers with hundreds of thousands of book titles. The exhibition coincided S Encouraging childrentoread SharqiahBookFair abigdraw