Kuwait, December 02 (QNA) - The 46th edition of Kuwait International Book Fair came to a close today. It attracted 360,000 visitors, 524 publishers from 29 countries with more than 171,000 entries on display.
The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Culture, participated in the exhibition, with the aim of presenting Qatari intellectual production, enhancing cultural communication, and displaying the Ministry's various and new publications.
A group of Qatari publishing houses participated in the 46th session, including: Rosa Publishing House, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, and Dar Al Watad.
Fifty-two publishing houses made their debuts at the annual event. Of the 171,000 entries on display, 11,000 were new ones, including 2,000 child-centered books, general supervisor of the fair Saad Al-Enzi said after the closing ceremony.
During the just ended edition of the fair, 140 functions, including workshops, seminars, symposia, panels and lectures, were organized by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) in collaboration with competent state agencies and public interest societies from Kuwait and friendly countries, he added. (QNA)