On Friday 7 March 2014, the Secretary-General of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine ,Al- Shaikh Dhia'a Al-Deen Zain Al-Deen, inaugurated the Sixth International Book Fair.
This year, a great numberof the publishing houses that were more than 153 ones from Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Iran ,Lebanon, Holland, and Britain participated in the Book Fair.
The books varied at the Book Fair this year mother than other previous years. The Book Fair took place near to the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, and covered approximately 2000 square meters.