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President Al-Sisi Visits the BA

The 4 th National Youth Conference on 24 and 25 July 2017 was held at the BA under the auspices of HE President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. About 1,300 youths from Alexandria, Marsa Matrouh, Beheira, and Kafr el-Sheikh  participated in the event in the ...

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BA Launches Online Version of MARC 21 Format for Community Information in Arabic

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has launched the online versions of MARC 21 Format for Community Information in Arabic. MARC 21 Format for Community Information provides information on different time-span events, programs, organizations, individuals, etc. The online Arabic version is ...

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BA to Close to the Public

We would like to inform you that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be closed to the public from Sunday, 23 July 2017 to Tuesday, 25 July 2017. Normal hours will resume starting Wednesday, 26 July 2017. ...

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Dr. El Feki to Convene with Arab and African Youth at the BA

Dr. Mostafa el Feki, Director of the BA, will convene with youth from Egypt and a number of Arab and African countries on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 in order to listen to their opinions on the activities held by the BA and suggestions on how to further activate the role of the youth. This meeting will ...

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BA Dedicates “Thirty Years of Excavation at the Eastern Gateway of Egypt (1987–2017)” Exhibition to Sinai Martyrs

Dr. Mostafa el Feki, Director of the BA, and Dr. Khaled el-Anany, Minister of Antiquities, inaugurated the “Thirty Years of Excavation at the Eastern Gateway of Egypt (1987–2017)” Exhibition on 13 July 2017. The exhibition is organized by the BA Antiquities Museum, in collaboration with the ...

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