JEDDAH: Jordan, Sudan and Yemen are among the dozens of Arab and Islamic countries participating in the fourth Jeddah International Book Fair.
The event is expected to attract up to 50,000 visitors a day and features workshops, cultural activities and entertainment.
The event was aimed at showcasing heritage and traditions in their most beautiful forms in a way that aligned with the environment in Jeddah and the rest of the Kingdom.
Hundreds of publishing houses from 40 countries are taking part in the 10-day book fair, which this year has “tolerance and peace” as its theme.
The event was opened late December by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal. It ends Jan. 5, 2019.
Earlier, Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishal bin Majed said the event “supports the publishing movement in the Kingdom” and reflects Saudis’ interest in books.
The venue was designed in the form of a tent, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s heritage and originality, he added.
Arab nations present heritage at Jeddah book fair
Arab nations present heritage at Jeddah book fair
- Hundreds of publishing houses from 40 countries are taking part in the 10-day book fair, which this year has “tolerance and peace” as its theme
KSrelief mobile clinics provide medical services to Yemen patients
RIYADH: Mobile clinics operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided medical services to 558 patients in Yemen between January 21 and January 27, state news agency SPA reported.
In Hayran district of Hajjah Governorate, KSrelief’s epidemic disease control clinic saw 190 patients, the emergency clinic handled 96 cases, the internal medicine clinic served 65 beneficiaries and the health awareness and education clinic served four beneficiaries. Medications were dispensed to 351 individuals while the surgery and dressing unit treated 10 patients with injuries.
In the Abs district also of Hajjah Governorate, 203 patients were provided services from epidemic disease control, internal medicine clinic to awareness and education.
Medications were dispensed to 97 patients among specific interventions, as well as providing surgery and dressing to two injured individuals, SPA noted.
