Lebanon's Prime Minister Mohammed Najeeb Miqati opened here today the 55th Beirut International Arab Book Fair. Saudi Arabia and a number of Arab countries in addition to 23 international publishing houses and foundations also took part in the event. In a visit to the Saudi pavilion, Miqati lauded the participation of Saudi Arabia and expressed happiness to see this big number of religious, educational, cultural, scientific and industrial publications in Arabic, English and French languages.