Arab publishers hail overdue spotlight at world's biggest book fair
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Arab publishers hailed their invitation as special guests at the world's largest literary event, the Frankfurt Book Fair, as a long-overdue honor on the opening day of the show.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's memoirs will be published in Britain and the United States by Random House Inc., the world's biggest book publisher said on Thursday.
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Millions of Muslims across the Middle East on Wednesday marked the first day of Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, with prayers, family reunions and traditional sweets for the occasion.
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The Egyptian playwright and screenwriter was widely regarded as the Arab worldÂs foremost novelist.
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Publishers from Arab countries at the Frankfurt Book Fair have attracted criticism for their display of at least a dozen books with strong anti-Zionist themes.
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Internet search titan Google announced that it would launch &quot;The Literacy Project&quot; at the world's largest book fair taking place in Germany this month.
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Authors shortlisted for a Richard and Judy book award are hoping publicity will boost their sales.
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The world&#39;s biggest book fair is binding itself closer to the silver screen. For the first time this year, literary agents at the Frankfurt Book Fair are making Hollywood
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The Vatican presented Pope John Paul II's latest book at the world's largest literary fair, seeking international distribution for the pontiff's 200-page reflection on good and evil in recent history.
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At the Cairo Book Fair, the largest and most important event of its kind in the Arab world, religious works dominate, while literature and scientific texts are often pushed to the margins.
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Over 100 countries have presented their books at the 56th book fair in Frankfurt.
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Publisher Fakhri Karim is using his influence and wealth to fuel a cultural revival in Iraq.
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Six authors from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt are on the shortlist as finalists for the first-ever International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The screen got bigger this year and the luminaries slightly more illustrious.
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The world's biggest book fair kicks   off this week in Frankfurt and will focus on authors and   culture from India as well as the challenges new media pose for   the industry.
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More than 1,000 major oil and gas companies from some 50 countries will take part in an international energy exhibition in Abu Dhabi in November, the official WAM news agency has said.
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Leading Web search engine Google launched a new site for book lovers at the world's largest publishing show that will provide a new avenue for sales.