DAMASCUS — Saudi Arabia inaugurated its Visitor of Honor pavilion on the Damascus Worldwide Ebook Truthful 2026 on Tuesday.
The pavilion was opened by Saudi Minister of Tradition Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, who additionally chairs the board of the Literature, Publishing and Translation Fee, within the presence of Syrian Minister of Tradition Mohammed Yassin Saleh and Qatari Minister of Tradition Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani.
Saudi Arabia is taking part as Visitor of Honor at this yr’s version of the honest, which runs till Feb. 16, in a transfer that displays the Kingdom’s cultural management and its dedication to strengthening Arab cultural alternate.
The participation aligns with Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030, which positions tradition as a platform for dialogue, a bridge for civilizational communication, and a software for fostering nearer ties amongst Arab societies.
The Literature, Publishing and Translation Fee is main the Kingdom’s participation in an institutional framework that highlights the event of Saudi Arabia’s literary, publishing, and translation sectors, whereas reaffirming the central position of books as carriers of information and consciousness.
Fee CEO Abdulatif Alwasel mentioned Saudi Arabia’s choice as Visitor of Honor displays its management within the Arab cultural scene and its perception in tradition as an area for dialogue and shared creativity.
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He added that the Kingdom’s presence in Damascus underscores the depth of Saudi-Syrian relations, constructed on partnership and mutual respect, and displays Saudi Arabia’s dedication to enhancing cultural alternate as a key pillar of its nationwide technique beneath Imaginative and prescient 2030.
The Saudi pavilion showcases the variety of the Kingdom’s cultural and artistic panorama by a complete program that features mental seminars, poetry evenings, a manuscripts exhibition, a Saudi trend nook, hospitality shows, replicas of archaeological artifacts, and performances of conventional Saudi arts.
Guests to the honest are supplied an immersive introduction to Saudi tradition in its literary, heritage, and human dimensions, introduced inside a unified Arab cultural spirit that highlights the position of tradition in constructing understanding and shared that means.
Organizers described this version of the Damascus Worldwide Ebook Truthful as a major cultural second, reaffirming the worth of books as an area for dialogue and a basis for a extra open and aware Arab cultural future.
