Amman International Book Fair opens its 25th edition today

President of the Jordan Publishers Union and Director of the Fair, Jaber Abu Fares, said that the current session comes within the framework of the fair's 25-year journey, noting that the cultural program has expanded this year in cooperation with a number of national cultural institutions.

The program includes about 60 events distributed between intellectual, critical, and philosophical seminars, literary sessions, and poetry evenings in both classical and Nabati styles, in addition to events addressing the "Jordanian Narrative Project.. Land and Man." The events are distributed between the events hall at the Jordan International Exhibition Center, the Royal Cultural Center, and the National Library Department.

The Arab and international dimension is present in the program through about 40 guests from Syria, the guest of honor of the session, in addition to participants from Palestine, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, the Sultanate of Oman, and China.

The Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation oversees a special program for children that includes artistic and folkloric performances, as well as art and photography exhibitions, expanding the fair's presence to include different age groups.

The fair welcomes its visitors daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with the exception of Friday, when its doors open from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at the exhibition hall in Mecca Mall, Gate No. (3).