Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi visits Sharjah International Book Fair 

During his tour of the exhibition, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi inspected a number of pavilions of a group of bodies, institutions and centers, informing officials of the participation of these bodies and the publications, rare references, books and various programmes that presented in the exhibition.
During his visit to the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority's pavilion, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed was briefed on the efforts of the authority's workers to follow up and transmit the exhibition's events through the authority's various media devices, and the authority's various programmes and coverage, and what it conveys to the public everywhere through its direct dialogues, and interviews with guests from inside the exhibition.
His Highness stopped at the Canadian pavilion, where he listened to a detailed explanation of the State of Canada's participation in the exhibition, the various books it offers for children and adults, and the importance of the Sharjah International Book Fair for Canadian Publishers in increasing the spread of Canadian books and publications in Sharjah and the region in general.
During the tour, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah inspected the pavilion of the Emirates Publishers Association, listening to the programs and publications of the association, its local activities and the efforts to develop the publishing industry locally.
His Highness’s tour of the exhibition also included a number of other pavilions, including: Sharjah Police General Command, Sharjah Documentation and Archives Authority, Arabic Language Academy, the Department of Culture, the Ministry of Education, the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, the Judicial Department, and the National Archives in the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Al Qasimia University Pavilion.

His Highness was accompanied during the tour by: His Excellency Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, His Excellency Mohammed Hassan Khalaf, Director General of the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority, His Excellency Tariq Saeed Alay, Director General of Sharjah Government Media bureau, Hassan Yaqoub Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Sharjah Media Council, and a number of officials and media professionals.