DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani opened the Doha International Book Fair in its 33rd edition under the slogan 'With knowledge, civilisations are built', on Thursday.
It will continue until May 18 at the Doha Exhibitions and Convention Center.
The opening was attended by Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Sultanate of OmanHH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, and several sheikhs, ministers, heads of diplomatic missions, senior officials, and guests of the exhibition.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs visited the exhibition’s pavilions and was briefed on the Qatari, Arab and foreign publishing houses, and the latest publications, books and manuscripts belonging to government agencies, Arab and international cultural institutions and embassies accredited to the state, especially the Sultanate of Oman, the guest of honour for this session. In Oman's pavilion, a special and diverse cultural programmehighlights the authentic Omani heritage, and intellectual and literary production, and presents a group of popular and artistic performances.
The prime minister also visited the Children's Doha event, which is held in a tent with an area of 2,400sqm, and includes workshops and activities for children, in addition to a theatre on which plays and cultural programmes are held for them, and publishing houses specialising in children's books in the same place.
