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US-Egypt Workshop on the Digital Informational Infrastructure in the Middle East

Alexandria 8 January 2006— With the generous support of the US/Egypt Joint Fund, the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and the National Science Foundation, the US Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina are working together to organize ...

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Second Panel Meeting of NEPAD

Alexandria 8 January 2006— The Second Panel Meeting of NEPAD will be held at the BA during the period from 14 January until 16 January 2006. Please visit our site again for more news related to this issue. In the meantime click here to visit their website. You may also download the program ...

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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be closed during Eid El Adha Al Mobarak

Alexandria, 8 January 2006— On the occasion of Eid El-Adha Al Mobarak, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be closed to the public during the period Monday 9 January 2006 to Thursday 12 January 2006. We look forward to welcoming you once again on Friday 13 January 2006. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina ...

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Flight Festivities

Alexandria 8 January 2006— The first powered flight took place less than a century ago and lasted only twelve seconds. Now planes can travel faster than the speed of sound, and helicopters can hover in the air without moving. Have you ever wondered about flying, its history, how the idea was ...

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The Egyptian Ministry of Culture’s Donation to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Alexandria, 5 January 2006— The BA received a valuable donation from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture including various books issued by the Ministry on the occasion of the Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival in 2005. The collection comprises translated books by distinguished authors, ...

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