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BA to Close on Easter

On the occasion of Easter (Sham el-Nessim), the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be closed to the public on Monday, 17 April 2017. ...

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BA Mourns the Victims of Church Attacks in Tanta and Alexandria

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, and the BA staff express their heartfelt condolences to the families of the martyrs and their solidarity with the wounded victims of the terrorist attack on St. George's Cathedral in Tanta and St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria. The BA administration has ...

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Miss Eco at the BA

The BA hosted the Miss Eco 2017 contestants on 2 April 2017 in the framework of their campaign for tourism promotion. The campaign is sponsored by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Archaeology, and the Egyptian Tourism Authority. The significance of the visit of Miss Eco lies in showing ...

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BA to Celebrate the 2017 Arabic Manuscripts Day

The BA Manuscript Museum is organizing a number of workshops on the occasion of celebrating the Arabic Manuscripts Day, which is set on 4 April of every year according to the decision made by Arab Ministers of Culture at their 20 th meeting in December 2016. The workshops are going to be held from ...

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U.S. Consulate General in Alexandria at the Alexandria International Book Fair

The U.S. Consulate General in Alexandria is participating in this year’s Alexandria International Book Fair, which is held from 23 March to 4 April 2017. The Consulate’s wing offers a large collection of books by eminent authors and Arabic translations of various American works that range from ...

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