Events

Best Book on Jerusalem Award

April 30, 2014 - Jerusalem We are delighted to announce that "The Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem" (حارة اليهود في القدس: بين الحقائق والتضليل) received the Jerusalem Intellectual Forum Award 2014 for...

Rimal at London Book Fair

Rimal conducted several B2B meetings with publishers from around the world at the London Book Fair this year and successfully established potential partnerships and collaborations,with companies su...

Rimal at ADIBF 2014

Rimal attended the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and our team spent these days networking, attending cultural events and meeting readers from across the UAE. Rimal and Annie Kanafani were invit...

Reflections from Palestine Book Launch at Educational Bookshop

JERUSALEM - Saturday evening, February 15, Samia Nasir Khoury's new book Reflections from Palestine - Journey of Hope, was launched at the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem, Palestine. The event w...

Reflections from Palestine Launch at Sabeel

The 25th anniversary of Palestinian liberation theology was the setting for the launch of Reflections from Palestine - A Journey of Hope, a memoir by Samia Nasir Khoury. The celebration in Jericho...

Meeting Readers Making Friends at SIBF 2013

Beginning on November 6, SIBF 2013 saw the participation of 1,010 publishers from 53 countries, including 23 Arab countries. The Rimal family was there with new titles and the complete collection o...

An Evening for Niki Marangou

On Friday May 24th an evening was held at the Famagusta Gate in Nicosia and organized for Niki by her family and friends. The event was well attended and delightful. The program included: Screen...

Rimal at ADIBF 2013

Rimal attended the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and our team spent these days networking, attending cultural events and meeting readers from across the UAE. Thank you ADIBF, this year's event ...

Our 8th Anniversary at SIBF 2012

This year marks Rimal 8th anniversary at SIBF. Launched on November 7, SIBF 2012 saw the participation of 62 countries, 24 of which participated for the first time. We were delighted to see familia...

Historic Nicosia Book Launch

On Tuesday evening (Nov 6) we enjoyed a delightful book launch for Historic Nicosia. Over 150 guests attended this successful event. Mrs Nora Shawwa of Rimal Books welcomed the distinguished guest...

Great connections made in Frankfurt

On 10 October, our Rimal team were among the 150,000 professional visitors representing some 7,500 companies and 110 countries that gathered to trade rights, network, and participate in an energeti...

Widad Kawar collection exhibited in Basel

SWITZERLAND - October 5, 2012 Part of the collection of Widad Kamel Kamar, a collector of more than 3000 historic Palestinian and Jordanian hand embroidered dresses and jewelry. The curated items ...

Nostos launched in Amman

The book launch event for Nostos was held on Wednesday June 20th, 2012 at 6:30 pm Orfali Gallery, Amman - Jordan. The author of the book, renowned Iraqi architect, Maath Alousi was introduced by th...

Rimal at ADIBF 2012

Rimal attended the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and our team spent these days networking, attending cultural events and meeting readers from across the UAE. Thank you ADIBF, this year's event ...

Celebrating Afaf Zurayk's Lovesong

Book Signing Event - On Thursday evening of Decemeber 1st, 2011, Afaf Zurayk's Lovesong was celebrated in Beirut. The book signing was held at the charming venue of Dar Bistro & Books in Hamr...

RImal at SIBF 2011

Rimal participated at the 2011 harjah International Book Fair, which commenced November 16 and was attended by 894 publishing houses from 35 countries -  including 14 Arab countries and 21 foreign ...

Lovesong wins BABF Award

Rimal participates in the 2011 Beirut Art Book Fair. On October 28th, at the closing ceremony of the event, it was announced that the BABF judging panel had awarded the Book Design Award of the yea...

Book Sale For Cycle4Gaza UK

Cycling4Gaza is an initiative founded in 2009 that aims to raise awareness about the ongoing crisis in Gaza and raise funds for educational and healthcare projects for the children in the Gaza Stri...

Anna's House book launch in Beirut

A book signing was held for author Odd Karsten Tveit in Beirut on Tuesday, 27 September 2011. Over 80 guests attended the event, where they had copies of Anna's House: The American Colony in Jerus...

Widad Kawar's Book Signing in Beirut

Throughout the two-hour book signing event at Gruen in Beirut yesterday, Widad Kamel Kawar was signing copies of the much sought after Threads of Identity. It was a delightful evening with over 150...

Rimal at ADIBF 2011

Rimal attended the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and our team spent these days networking, attending cultural events and meeting readers from across the UAE. Thank you ADIBF, this year's event ...

2011 GKCF Calendar Luanch

After volunteering at the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Cultural Foundation (GKCF) and their kindergartens for children (ages 3-6 years) in several refugee camps across Lebanon. Photographer Falak Shaw...

Threads of Identity Book Launch Success in Amman

On Thursday - 9 December 2010, over 500 guests attended the launch of Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume and Heritage, by Widad Kamel Kawar. The launch took place at the Orthodox ...

Rimal at SIBF 2010

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi signing the first copies of his book ‘Hadith Al Thakira’ (Taking the Reins) was a key feature of SIBF 2010. The winners of the 2010 Etisalat Awa...

Rimal Sponsors May Nasr First Concert

A Great New Voice from Lebanon. On Sunday evening - November 16, 2008 - May Nasr held her concert and first music album launch at 8:00 pm at the Theater of the Lebanese Doctors' Syndicate (Beit El...

Rue du Mexique Book Launch in Beirut

The event was held at El Molino in Hamra, where over 100 guests turned out on Wednesday evening in Beirut on 10 November 2010 to attend the launch of Rue du Mexique and Other stories, by Suhail Bul...

Swedish Ambassador to Cyprus Hosts Private Event

Glafkos Clerides: The Path of a Country by Niyazi Kizilyurek, published by Rimal Publications, was launched in November at a private reception hosted by the Swedish Ambassador to Cyprus, Ingemar L...

Gerlad Butt Book Signing at ADIBF

Rimal author Gerald Butt signed his new book Life at the Crossroads, the event was part of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2010

Rimal at ADIBF 2010

Rimal attended the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and our team spent these days networking, attending cultural events and meeting readers from across the UAE. This year Rimal and Annie Kanafani ...

For the Love of the Written Word at SIBF 2009

Rimal attended the SIBF 2009, which was held under the slogan ‘For the Love of the Written Word’ and beginning on November 11. The event saw the participation of 440 Arab publishers from 23 Arab co...

Book Launch Success in Nicosia: Life at the Crossroads

Almost 200 guests turned out on a balmy Monday evening in Nicosia on the 1st of June 2009 to attend the launch of the new edition of Life at the Crossroads: A History of Gaza, by Gerald Butt. In t...

Dr Hazem Zaki Nusseibeh Book Signing

During the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2009, Dr Hazem Zaki Nusseibeh held a book signing session, where he met readers and signed copies of his new book "Jerusalemites: A Living Memory"

Rimal at ADIBF 2009

Rimal attended the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and our team spent these days networking, attending cultural events and meeting readers from across the UAE. Thank you ADIBF, this year's event...

RImal at SIBF 2008

Commencing on October 9, 2008, this edition of SIBF witnessed the participation of 491 Arab publishing houses and 272 foreign publishers from 30 countries, including 18 Arab countries. ‘Cultural P...

RIMAL X INAASH in Dubai

This year Rimal collaborated with Inaash Association who were exhibiting a most exquisite collection of hand-embroidered pieces in the UAE. The event was held in the Millennium Hotel in Dubai on 27...

Rimal at ADIBF 2008

Rimal attended the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and our team spent these days networking, attending cultural events and meeting readers from across the UAE. Thank you ADIBF, this year's event ...

Palestinian Embroidery Motifs Launched in Amman

  AMMAN, Jordan - 11 November 2007 Over 240 people attended our book launch on Sunday November 11, 2007, in Amman. The event was a great success, with most of the copies of Palestinian Embroidery ...

Rimal at SIBF 2006

The 2006 Sharjah International Book Fair took place at the Sharjah Expo Centre on October 30 and brought together the best writers and publishers from around the globe, highlighting the importance ...

Rimal at Frankfurt Book Fair 2006

We attended the world's biggest book fair on Tuesday, Oct. 3 in the German city of Frankfurt. The guest of honor this year was India, and the country pulled out all the stops to showcase its thrivi...

We are back at SIBF

This marks our second year attending the SIBF in 2005. Our Rimal family was excited to be part of this year's Sharjah International Book Fair. Publisher Nora Shawwa, visits the expo center to check...