Dr Abdulmunim bin Mansour bin Said al Hasani, Minister of Information, Head of the Fair Organising Committee, talking to journalists about Muscat International Book Fair 2017 on Thursday. The press conference was also attended by Ali bin Khalfan al Jabri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Head of the Media and Marketing Team, Shaikh Hamad bin Hilal al Maamari, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture for Cultural Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the Main Committee and Head of the Cultural Programmes and Events team, and Yousef bin Ibrahim al Balushi, Director of Muscat International Book Fair and spokesman of the fair.