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The BA Working Hours During Eid al-Fitr

Alexandria— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be closed to the public on the first and second day of the Bairam (Eid al-Fitr). The Library will open from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on the third day of the feast if it falls on Thursday, 2 October 2008. Regular opening hours will resume starting Friday, ...

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The Fourth Global Youth Employment Summit (YES) Comes to an End

Alexandria— On Saturday, 27 September 2008, the Fourth Global Youth Employment Summit (YES), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 24-27 September 2008, came to an end. HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt; and Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria; along with a delegation from ...

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The BA Participates in the Fourth Global Youth Employment Summit (YES) in Azerbaijan

Alexandria— HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt, and Chair of the BA Board of Trustees; and Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria; along with delegation from the Library of Alexandria, are participating in the Fourth Global Youth Employment Summit (YES) which is ...

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“Two Faces of Eternity- Sonnenstand” an Exhibition at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center, in collaboration with the Goethe Institute is organizing an exhibition by Egyptian Artist Bahaa Medcour “Two Faces of Eternity” and German Artist Ursula Schulz-Dorrnburg “Sonnenstand”, 8-30 October 2008. The exhibition features photographs of historical buildings ...

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Serageldin Participates in the Global Creative Leadership Summit (GCLS)

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will be one of 120 delegates participating in the Global Creative Leadership Summit (GCLS), New York City, USA, 21-23 September 2008. The delegates include Heads of States, Nobel Prize Laureates, global CEO’s and ...

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