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“Jerusalem: Between International Legitimacy and Political Settlement”: A Lecture by Dr. Mofied Shehab

In an unprecedented and quite dangerous incident that warns of a new era of conflict in the Middle East, and despite extensive Arab and international warning and denunciation, President Donald Trump announced the United States (US) recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered the ...

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Sarcophagi in Ancient Egypt: Linguistic, Religious, and Symbolic Denotations

The BA Antiquities Museum is organizing a lecture titled “Sarcophagi in Ancient Egypt: Linguistic, Religious, and Symbolic Denotations” on 20 October 2016. The lecture will be held at 12:00 noon in the Third Floor Floating Room at the BA. Dr. Mohamed Abdelrahman Al-Shaffei, Head of Scientific ...

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The BA Launches the Third Edition of the International Conference “Ancient Egypt and New Technology”

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Writing and Scripts Center and Antiquities Museum have launched the third edition of the leading international conference “Ancient Egypt – New Technology (AENT3)”, which runs from 17 to 20 May 2026. The conference is organized in collaboration with a select group of ...

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The BA Celebrates International Museum Day

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is launching an event to celebrate International Museum Day on Monday, 18 May 2026. The event is titled “Alexandria… A Museum of Civilizations” and organized by the Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med), the Antiquities Museum, and the Art Exhibitions ...

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The Governor of Alexandria, the Minister of Higher Education, and the BA Director Visit “Twenty Years of Excavations at Shallalat Gardens” Exhibition

As part of Alexandria’s ongoing celebrations of its rich history and to affirm its status as a vibrant, cosmopolitan city, Eng. Ayman Attia, Governor of Alexandria; Dr. Abdel Aziz Qonsowa, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; and Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca ...

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