Under the patronage of King Abdullah,Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the activities and programs of Souq Okaz-2011 will be launched on Sept. 20. Dr. Abdul Aziz Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information, has given his approval for his ministry to organize an Electronic Book Fair, launch a website relating to the fair, and cover Souq's programs and activities via television and radio channels. In a press statement, Dr. Khoja noted that the ministry's participation in Souq Okaz comes in response to Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, who stresses that all bodies participating in Souq Okaz should use the latest technologies and activate them in all activities and programs for this year. He has pointed out that the fair includes products of publishers; holding of three symposiums on the rights of authors and electronic publishing, evaluation of Arab experience in electronic book publishing, reviewing of successful international experiences in this area; as well as inviting people interested in electronic publishing in the Arab World and the Union of Arab Publishers to attend and participate in the fair and symposiums. Khoja said the fair's website will be linked to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
