World's largest floating book fair arrives in Lebanon


By Eblt
  • World
  • Saturday, 17 Dec 2022

BEIRUT, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The world's largest floating book fair, Logos Hope, docked at Lebanon's Beirut port on Friday, the National News Agency reported.

The 132-meter-long ship carries more than 5,000 titles of books and goes on several voyages around the globe to receive thousands of readers onboard.

Belonging to the GBA Ships, a German-based charitable organization, the ship will welcome book lovers in Lebanon until Jan. 3, 2023 before sailing on to Egypt.

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