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900 participants from 13 countries in Suly Expo book fair

900 participants from 13 countries in Suly Expo book fair
900 participants from 13 countries in Suly Expo book fair

2024-11-29 15:20:30 - From: Shafaq News


Shafaq News/ On Friday, the international book fair Suly Expocontinues its activities for the second day in its 6th edition in al-Sulaymaniyah.

It hosts over 900 entities from 13 countries, includinginstitutions, publishing houses, and libraries, featuring more than 50,000titles, Shafaq News correspondent reported.

The director of the fair, Hassan Rahim, told Shafaq News that“the event includes various accompanying activities such as book signings,discussion panels, and workshops aimed at fostering interaction betweenintellectuals and readers.”

Suly Expo runs for 11 days, from November 28 to December 8.It is one of the most prominent cultural events in Iraq. Its first edition waslaunched six years ago, and it has since evolved into an international culturalforum aiming to promote the culture of reading and support cultural industriesin Kurdistan.