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The Reading for All campaign’s fifteenth anniversary at the BA

Alexandria, 18 July 2005— Sunday, 17 July 2005 witnessed the celebration of the 15 th anniversary of the Reading for All campaign. The festival was attended by H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Chair of the Higher Committee of the Reading for All campaign and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Library ...

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Hong Kong Book Fair 2005

Alexandria, 17 July 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is participating in the Hong Kong Book Fair 2005, 20-25 July 2005, within the wing dedicated to Egyptian culture. The section will present Egyptian publications translated into Chinese and English. BA will be displaying a large collection ...

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Celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Reading for All campaign at the BA

Alexandria, 17 July 2005— H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Chair of the Higher Committee of the Reading for All campaign and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Library of Alexandria, witnesses a festival celebrating the 15 th anniversary of the campaign’s launch at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 17 ...

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Launch of the Public Information Center at the BA

Alexandria, 12 July 2005— A new center entitled the Public Information Center (PIC), is to be launched by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) in collaboration with the World Bank. Tuesday, 19 July 2005, will witness the signing of the agreement by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca ...

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EU HR Javier Solana visits the BA

Alexandria, 11 July 2005— Mr. Javier Solana Madariaga, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union (EU) and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, paid a visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) on 10 July 2005. During the visit, Mr. Solana toured the BA’s ...

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