Sharjah24: The Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, witnessed the launch of the seventh edition of the Nouakchott Arab Poetry Festival, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, its activities will continue over three days with the participation of poets from Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Gambia and the Arab world.

The opening ceremony was attended by His Excellency Abdullah Al Owais, Chairman of the Department of Culture in Sharjah, His Excellency Mokhtar Ould Dahi, Minister of Culture, Youth and Relations with the Mauritanian Parliament, a large number of Mauritanian and Arab poets and intellectuals, and writers from countries neighboring Mauritania.

The activities of the seventh session began at the Conference Palace in Nouakchott with a musical pause with Mauritanian folkloric bands, before a documentary film was shown that reviewed the activities of the House of Poetry during the year 2021, while 3 Mauritanian poets were honoured.