Written by: Times of Oman

The Muscat International Book Fair is back in the Sultanate of Oman after a year's break due to COVID-19.

His Excellency the Minister of Information stated at the press conference of the Muscat International Book Fair: "There was a fear that holding this year’s Muscat International Book Fair would be a cause of the spread of the virus, but will be held while adhering to all the necessary precautionary measures."

Ahmed Al Rawahi, the director of Muscat International Book Fair said: "27 countries participated in this year's Muscat International Book Fair, with 715 publishing houses, compared to 946 publishing houses that participated in the last fair that was held in 2020, and with the participation of 33 non Arabic publishing houses."