Muscat international book fair as book exhibition has been launched since 1992. Book a hotel near oman international exhibition center, muscat. Oil and gas west asia ogwa is an international event that brings together local and international upstream companies, technology and service providers, equipment suppliers, and other companies directly serving the industrys requirements. The largest and most important oil and gas event in the sultanate of oman. Yet every year the muscat book fair does ban certain books, either because of their content or because of.
The main committee of muscat international book fair decided to reschedule the 25th session of the fair. Save on popular hotels near oman international exhibition center, muscat. Muscat international book fair to open on february 26 oman. Muscat international book fair from feb 21 to march 3. It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors it is not the largest fair in the mena region, contrary to some claims.
His highness sayyid shihab bin tariq al said, advisor to his majesty the sultan opened the book fair on. Find cheap deals and discount rates among them that best fit your budget. East expo llc organizers is a well established exhibition organizing company in oman, comprising of an enthusiastic team of young, experienced and dynamic professionals, who have the passion and requisite skills to organize high profile events for our prestigious exhibitors and clientele. At oman international exhibition center, the exhibition aims to enhance the status of childs literature in the present and the future and to support and push the child to read and search by using modern ways, it will also work to instruct the child to introduce his own book and help him to compose the suitable ideas from the special spaces of his imagination. Save on popular hotels near oman convention and exhibition centre, muscat. Muscat international book fair rescheduled oman observer. We look forward to welcome all participants to oman, a beautiful country, the land of warmth, hospitality and comfort. At oman international exhibition center, the exhibition aims to enhance the status of childs literature in the present and the future and to support and push the child to read and search by using modern ways, it will also work to instruct the child to introduce his own book and help him to compose the suitable ideas from the special spaces of. The 24th muscat international book fair will be open to public starting 21 february, 2019, the ministry of information has announced. Muscat, jan 16 ona the main committee of muscat international book fair decided to reschedule the 25th session of the fair. Other things to do near oman international exhibition center if you have more time, youll want to discover what else is on in the area. The 25th edition of the book fair will be held at the oman convention and exhibition centre ocec. Bader al gharibi drilling engineer, cc energy development cced al gharibi graduated as a chemical engineer from the technical university of dortmund, germany. Muscat international book fairs amended dates announced.
Top 10 hotels closest to oman convention and exhibition. Omans construction market is expected to register a cagr of 6% over the forecast period, 20192024. Omanis agree that muscat international book fair represents the most. The muscat international book fair has been launched since its first stages until today with rapid steps of development and expansion, which contributed to the activation of the cultural movement in the sultanate, which enabled it to be part of the important cultural exhibitions and exhibitions on the map of international exhibitions and an important cultural, intellectual and literary forum.
Hbku press is bringing over a hundred new titles to readers in. Top 10 hotels closest to oman international exhibition. Browse expedias selection of 149 hotels and places to stay closest to oman international exhibition center. The muscat international book fair has been launched since its first stages until today with rapid steps of development and expansion, which contributed to the. The trade fair underlines investment opportunities in oman and optimizes international trade relations and business partnerships. According to officials, the book fair will take place at the. According to the minister of information, dr abdul moneim alhassani, no book will be banned in the era of the information revolution. The 23rd edition of the muscat international book fair will take place at muscats oman international exhibition centre from february 21 to march 5, with 783 publishing houses from 28 countries. Muscat international book fair dates announced youtube. It would be a 3 days business trade show organized by wisdom events focusing on. The muscat international book fair has been postponed to next month, the oman news agency ona said on thursday.
Alburaimi province, northwest of oman, will highlight its history and customs as the guest of honor of this years edition. The 21st edition of the muscat international book fair was inaugurated at the oman international exhibition centre on wednesday. Oman convention and exhibition centre is an excellent venue for various events. According to the arab publishers union, the muscat international book fair is among the best 10 book fairs at the arab level and one of the top three fairs at the gulf level in terms of the number of visitors and publishers. Muscat international book fair postponed times of oman. Hm sultan qaboos bin saids life to be highlight of cultural events at muscat international book fair. Just a short note to thank you and the team for putting on such an excellent exhibition at minerals and mining muscat oman this january 2017. The 25th muscat international book fair has been postponed to next month following the demise of his majesty sultan qaboos bin said.
Talking about the global ranking that the annual exhibition achieved, al hassani said, at the gcc level, muscat international book fair was ranked among the top three exhibitions according to the. Muscat international book fair logo graphic design oman. It facilitates hosting and meting of leading industry players with potential investors with diverse background, from development, financing, implementation and marketing to the operation and utilization of properties. Millions of visitors inspect the fair every year, including thousands of. I had the opportunity and privilege to deliver my presentation in front of selected audience of top professionals in the field of architecture, civil engineering and design, and to audience attending a highlevel design exhibition. The cultural event has turned into a landmark, momentous book fair in middle east and asia after 30 editions in a row. Muscat book fair postponed the arabian stories news. Muscat, muscat international book fair to open on february 26. Which international book fairs and festivals will you attend in 2020.
This year marks another consecutive year where hamad bin khalifa university press hbku press participates in the muscat international book fair with a booth showcasing the presss newest releases at the regional exhibition that hosts hundreds of other publishing houses from the gulf and middle east. Tehran international book fair is staged in tehran early in may on an annual basis. The committee discussed a range of topics that included preparations for the 24th edition of muscat international book fair scheduled to kick off during 21 february 2019 to 3 march 2019 at oman convention and exhibition centre. Abdul munim bin mansour al hasani, minister of information, has decided to postpone the event to next month. The fair is used to showcase saudi government policy, and it has been a locus of political power struggles with the government. The idea of establishing an international book fair in the sultanate oman as a cultural, intellectual and awareness project came in response to the need of the cultural knowledge arena in the sultanate of oman more. Hundreds of publishers sell preapproved books, and. C, one such company, is geared up to participate in the 24th international book fair to be held at the oman international convention centre, according to a statement. Light oman is the premier event for the lighting industry that offers a networking platform to manufacturers, architects, designers, consultants, engineers, construction companies, hospitality industry professionals, government officials and more. It is an honor and prestige for oman to host an international annual event of this magnitude that paves the way for a genuine exchange of ideas on some of the most challenging issues of healthcare tourism today.
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