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HRH Princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Singh of Nepal visits the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 6 September 2005– Her Royal Highness Princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Singh of the Kingdom of Nepal, accompanied by her husband, Mr. Kumar Raj Bahadur Singh, and H.E. Dr. Rambhakta P. B. Thakur, Royal Nepalese Ambassador, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) on 6 September 2005. The ...

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Serageldin participates in guiding the “Alliance of Civilizations” initiative

Alexandria, 5 September 2005— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has been selected as a member of the High-Level Group (HLG) set to guide the “Alliance of Civilizations” initiative, which was launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in support of a call ...

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Book collections donated to Egyptian schools

Alexandria, 1 September 2005— Within the framework of promoting reading and intellectual development among children, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has recently donated over 150 books to primary schools; El Salam Primary School in Esna and El Ter’a Primary School in Qina. The book collections ...

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The BA receives new book collections

Alexandria, 30 August 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has recently received a collection of books from Mr. Mohamed Ali Youssef, Arabic language specialist. The collection comprises over 170 books covering historical, cultural and educational topics. The collection includes Asrar Thawret ...

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BA young users awarded in Future Programmers Competition

Alexandria, 28 August 2005— Saturday, 27 August, witnessed the presenting of several awards to the users of the Children’s Library and Young People’s Library of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), in the award ceremony of the “Future Programmers Competition” for youngsters. The competition, ...

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