Sharjah 24 – WAM: Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) and Her Excellency Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, visited, on Sunday, a number of pavilions at the 41st Sharjah International Book Fair, and spoke to a number of publishers about the reality of publishing in the Arab world.

On the sidelines of the Sharjah Book Fair, the Ministry of Culture and Youth has launched a new initiative entitled "Create Publishing" to enrich the publishing and local content industry in the country.

The initiative aims at 100 books (500 copies) for each title within various literary, intellectual and cultural fields with United Printing Press during 2023.