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Serageldin Speaks in “Les Grandes Conferences” in Geneva

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, is invited to be this month’s speaker at “Les Grandes Conferences”, a series of monthly lectures held by the University of Geneva in celebration of its 450th anniversary. He will give a lecture entitled “Reinventing the ...

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Book Launch: Cocktails and Camels at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center is organizing on Thursday, 19 March 2009 a launch of the book Cocktails and Camels , by Jacqueline Carol. The book is a lively and humorous portrait of a family of Lebanese origins living in the heyday of cosmopolitan Alexandria ...

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“Harmonization of Pesticide Initiative” in a Workshop at the BA

Alexandria— The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and the Egyptian Agricultural Pesticides Committee, in collaboration with the BA will host a workshop entitled “Harmonization of Pesticide Initiative for Specialty Crops for African ...

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The BA Documents the Life of the Former Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority

Alexandria— As part of the “Memory of Modern Egypt” Project, the BA is currently working on documenting the life of Engineer Mashhour Ahmed Mashhour, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) from 1965 to 1983, and its Honorary President until his death in July 2008, aged 91. Engineer Mohsen ...

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The BA Wins Kuwaiti Award for Informatics

Alexandria— The Board of Trustees of “Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award” announced the BA as the winner of its Award in recognition of the BA achievements in utilizing Informatics in social development. Dr. Khalil Abd Allah, Award Director, stated that the BA uses Informatics and ...

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