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The BA Releases the Book Al-intisar Li-wasitat ʻiqd Al-amsar by Ibn Duqmaq

The BA Center for Islamic Civilization Studies released a new book entitled Al-intisar Li-wasitat ʻiqd Al-amsar by Ibn Duqmaq, edited by Dr. Ayman Fouad Sayed, an expert in critical editing and publishing. The book comes in two volumes, and examines the work of the Egyptian directorates ...

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Dr. Moustafa Elfeki and Admiral Osama Rabie Inaugurate the Suez Canal Embassy of Knowledge

Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, inaugurated a new Embassy of Knowledge at the Authority’s headquarters on Wednesday, 23 June 2021. The event was attended by a host of key representatives from the BA and the ...

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Eratosthenes Festivity at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized its annual festivity that commemorates the scientist Eratosthenes, the third librarian of the ancient Library of Alexandria, on Monday, 21 June 2021. The festivity has been held since 2003 in Alexandria and Aswan, marking the first measurement of the Earth’s ...

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The BA Receives a Delegation from the Georgian Autonomous Abkhazia Region

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina received a governmental delegation from the Georgian autonomous region of Abkhazia, in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Alexander Nalbandov, the Ambassador of Georgia to Egypt. The delegation included Vice President of the Government of Abkhazia, Chairman of the ...

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Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command in a Visit to the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina received Mr. Brad Cooper, Commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT). He is Commander of the US Fifth Fleet (C5F) and Commander of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). Mr. Cooper toured the BA Main Reading Area, and visited the “Our Digital ...

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