IEEE/IEE Electronic Library now at the BA

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Alexandria, 10 October 2005— The Library Sector of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has recently added the prestigious IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL) to its online collections, further expanding its online services to its patrons. Dr. Sohair Wastawy, Director of the Library Sector, announced ...

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BA reaffirms that it has never blocked any Human Rights site

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Alexandria, 9 October 2005— It is unfortunate that irresponsible and false accusations posted on the web continue to circulate even after they have been completely refuted. One such case is the absolutely false allegation that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) blocks human rights sites. “Nothing ...

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Serageldin raises reform issues at the Library of Congress

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Alexandria, 5 October 2005— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, delivered a speech about reform in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean at the Library of Congress, 3 October 2005. Serageldin spoke about the new Library of Alexandria and its emerging role as a catalyst for ...

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Kavafeia 2005: An international poetry celebration

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Alexandria, 5 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in collaboration with the Greek Delphic Association, the French Delphic Association and the Union of Asia Minor of Alexandria, is organizing an international poetry celebration, 9-11 October, entitled “KABAΦEIA (Kavafeia) 2005” in honor of ...

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IFC launches Business Start-Up Simplification Project in Alexandria

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Alexandria, October 4 2005— The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, signed an agreement on October 3, 2005 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, with the Governorate of Alexandria and the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) to ...

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