Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Integrates Video Games into National Curriculum – A New Paradigm for Educational Publishing
by Mark Williams | Feb 12, 2026 | Arab publishing, Education Publishing, MENA publishing, Middle East, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
Saudi Arabia embeds video games in national curriculum through Savvy Games Group partnerships, creating new markets for educational publishers and gamified content developers.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Is Teaching Teenagers To Make Manga – Western Publishers Wake Up And Smell The Cultural Coffee
by Mark Williams | Jan 21, 2026 | Arab publishing, Comics, Manga, MENA publishing, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
Cultural Caf© and Saudi partners train young creators to script and illustrate manga rooted in local heritage, signalling a new rights-buying opportunity for publishers.
Read MoreTaif Festival Signals Saudi Arabia’s Publishing Ambitions
by Mark Williams | Jan 14, 2026 | Arab publishing, Book Fairs, MENA publishing, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
Third Taif Writers & Readers Festival showcases Saudi Arabia’s literary ambitions with 42 publishing houses and 270+ cultural events until 15 January.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia – 650,000 Visitors at the Jeddah Book Fair 2025 Signals Maturing Market
by Mark Williams | Dec 26, 2025 | Arab publishing, Book Fairs, MENA publishing, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
Jeddah Book Fair 2025 showcases Saudi Arabia’s $2.28bn publishing market, offering international professionals state-backed partnership opportunities and access to a rapidly digitising readership.
Read MoreJeddah Book Fair Champions Arabic Literature’s Global Expansion
by Mark Williams | Dec 21, 2025 | Arab publishing, MENA publishing, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Book Fair celebrates World Arabic Language Day, offering publishing professionals strategic access to a $2.28bn market and unprecedented partnership opportunities.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia – Manga’s Transition From Hobby To Industry
by Mark Williams | Dec 16, 2025 | Arab publishing, Comics, Middle East, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
Saudi Arabia’s manga sector evolves from hobby to professional industry, driven by state support, co-productions, and a 15-million-strong audience.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s Jeddah Book Fair: A Strategic Gateway for International Partnerships
by Mark Williams | Dec 13, 2025 | Book Fairs, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
Jeddah Book Fair 2025 showcases Saudi Arabia’s $2.28bn publishing market, offering international professionals state-backed partnership opportunities and regulatory reform.
Read MoreIn Saudi Arabia, a Singaporean backlist title makes culinary publishing history at Riyadh ceremony
by Mark Williams | Nov 30, 2025 | Awards, Saudi Arabia, Singapore | 0 |
Singapore’s The Food of Singapore Malays wins historic Best of All at Gourmand Awards in Riyadh, celebrating a four-year-old backlist triumph in culinary publishing.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s Media Revolution: Opportunities for Publishers
by Mark Williams | May 21, 2025 | Arab publishing, MENA publishing, Middle East, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
What 43% of Saudis Under 39 Means for Publishing
Read MoreIndia – Saudi Arabia at the New Delhi World Book Fair
by Mark Williams | Feb 15, 2025 | Book Fairs, India, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
The New Delhi World Book Fair is a very different animal from the larger Kolkata International Book Fair, and nowhere is that clearer than with the video of the Saudi pavilion at the NDWBF in this report from Arab News.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Expands Its Book Fair Programme: Jazan Book Fair Underway
by Mark Williams | Feb 12, 2025 | Book Fairs, MENA publishing, Middle East, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
The event is part of a broader initiative to expand book fairs across the Kingdom.
Read MoreIndia – Saudi Arabia at the New Delhi World Book Fair
by Mark Williams | Feb 9, 2025 | Book Fairs, India, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
so far the NDWBF looks to be going well, and the Saudi pavilion is looking great. Wish I could be there to see this all first hand, but school comes first.
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