Head of central office of Islamic Revolution Leader told a closing ceremony of the 24 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) on May 14 that the landmark cultural event was in need of a far more appropriate venue so as to facilitate access for visitors.   National anthem was played out to kick off the ceremony and then the participants listened to several verses of the Holy Koran chanted by a muqri, according to Iran Book News Agency ...

2011-05-23 08:30

Some 230 panel discussions were staged on different social and cultural themes during the 24 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance told a closing ceremony on May 24 of the landmark cultural event.   Sayyed Muhammad Husseini said the participating publishers, counting over 2400 from home and abroad, set a favorable record in the 24 th edition of the TIBF in observing the rules and regulations of the book fair, namely their ...

2011-05-23 08:30

Record 5.5 million people have visited the 24 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), Chief Executive Bahman Dorri told a closing ceremony of the landmark cultural event, staged on May 24, according to the book fair's press office.   The chief executive said the 24 th TIBF showcased the solid national unity of the Iranian people and was a dramatic stride forward under the motto of "promotion of religious knowledge and cultural insight" in a year called Year ...

2011-05-23 08:30

TIBF jury voted Saturday to choose several domestic publishers from a legion of participants in the 24 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair, the book fair's press office reported Sunday.   The jury announced the shortlist after taking views of publication experts, observers of the show halls and the guild associations involved in the organization and operation of the domestic section of the book fair, the report said.   The policy committee of the landmark event had already declared ...

2011-05-17 08:30

Representative of a renowned Lebanese publication expressed hope Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) would turn into a large cultural congress for any book readers or publication corps.   Muhammad Baqer Borhani, who was representing "al-Mo'arekh al-Arabi" (Arab historian) publication in the 24 th edition of the book fair was speaking to Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) Friday on the sidelines of the landmark cultural event.   The Lebanese personality noted that the 24 th TIBF event was staged peacefully and ...

2011-05-15 08:30

Representative of a major Lebanese publisher described Tehran International Book Fair as exceptional in the Middle East , adding that the cultural vent was distinctive from other book fairs in the region for several reasons, namely vast area of venue, large number of visitors, and high amount of book sales.   Muhammad Khalifa, who was representing "Dar-ol Wila" (House of Shii Imams) publication in the 24 th edition of the book fair was speaking to Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) ...

2011-05-15 08:30

A strong welcomed accorded by domestic and foreign publishers to the book fair besides favorable facilities at hand across the fairground and high number of visitors altogether show that the Iranian government and people are committed to question of book reading, a Sudanese official said.   Amin Hassan al-Amin, who was representing Sudan Ministry of Culture in the 24 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), made the remarks to Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) Friday on the sidelines ...

2011-05-15 08:30

IRI-Nigeria Friendship Group has started to render top Persian publications into Hausa, a major language spoken across Africa , the group's managing director and founding member told Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) Friday.   Native speakers of Hausa are mostly to be found in the African country of Niger and in the north of Nigeria, but the language is used as a trade language across a much larger swathe of West Africa (Benin, Ghana, Cameroon, Togo, Cote d'Ivoire etc.), Central ...

2011-05-15 08:30

If the events of Islamic Revolution, especially developments related to the past are not kept in the form of publications, the future generations would know little about them, a senior aide to Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei alerted Friday.   Ali Akbar Velayati, senior aide to Ayatollah Khamenei in international affairs, made the remarks to Iran Book news Agency (IBNA) while inspecting a pavilion of Assembly of Islamic Revolution Publishers, established in the 24 th edition of Tehran ...

2011-05-15 08:30

Up to 62,000 copies of foreign titles worth nearly 5,117,000 euros were sold in seven days in the 24 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair, according to a report by the book fair's international sales office.   The foreign titles were on show in the international hall of the landmark cultural event which is set to run until May 14, the book fair's press office reported Thursday.   Branches of Iran Saderat Bank, stationed in the fairground, have operated ...

2011-05-14 08:30