Jordan to Be Guest of Honor at 54th CIBF

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is to be the Guest of Honor at the 54th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), which will take place at the International Exhibition Center of Egypt, from January 26 to February 6 this year.

The CIBF which is the largest and oldest book fair in the Arab world and is organised by the General Book Organisation of Egypt, will gather more than 1047 publishers from different countries, including 250 from Jordan, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.

The late Egyptian poet Salah Jaheen will be the personality of the year, while the Egyptian writer Kamel Kilani, who has pioneered children’s literature across the Arab world, will be the personality of the year at the children’s exhibition, the statement added.

The book fair CIBF will be open for visitors from 10am to 8pm, except on Fridays and Saturdays as it will close at 9pm.

The link for electronic reservation will be published soon on the book fair’s official page.