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Lecture on the Nile River’s mysteries and splendor

Alexandria, 7 March 2005— The Dialogue Forum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized a lecture discussing the book, The Nile , presented by its author, Professor Roushdy Said, on 5 March 2005. In his lecture, Professor Roushdy spoke of the history of ancient Egypt, which dates back to 3100 ...

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Visit by the Latvian Minister of Culture

Alexandria, 6 March 2005— A delegation, headed by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, Helena Demakova, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), on 3 March 2005. During the visit, the delegation members toured BA and were introduced to the services provided to its visitors. In ...

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Musical and cultural events in March

Alexandria, 3 March 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arts Center is organizing various musical and cultural events in March 2005, that comprise a music concert by the BA Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Sherif Mohie Eldin. A violin and piano recital will also be held, featuring Shady ...

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Visit by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology

Alexandria, 3 March 2005— H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel, Egyptian Minister of Communication and Information Technology, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), on 3 March 2005, to follow-up on its latest project of upgrading the BA’s Internet connection bandwidth from 10 Mbps to 155 Mbps (STM1). This ...

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New book collections at BA

Alexandria, 2 March 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina recently received a donation from the film director, Said El Sheemy, which includes a collection of his publications on cinematography and photography. In addition, a valuable collection of books on Ayyubid architecture in Egypt and Syria were ...

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