The fair will last for 10 days with the participation of 230 local, Arab and world publishing houses from Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, in addition to some publishing houses from Canada and UK, which have exhibited more than 50,000 titles.
The pavilions of the fair were inaugurated by the Secretary General of Imam Ali Holy Shrine, His Eminence, Sayyed Nizar Hablul-Mateen, accompanied by KHS Secretary General, officials from Imam Ali Holy Shrine, representatives of the Religious Authority and other Holy Shrines.
Six seminars are expected to be held on the sideline of the fair on its grounds.