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The Angolan Ambassador Visits the BA and Praises its Global Cultural Role

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina welcomed H.E. Maquento Sebastião Lopes, Ambassador of Angola to Cairo, accompanied by a high-level delegation, on a visit aimed at learning about the leading role played by the Library as a beacon of thought and culture in Egypt and the Arab world. Ms. Heba El-Rafey, ...

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BA Director Receives Japanese Ambassador to Strengthen Ties of Cooperation

Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, received Mr. Fumio Iwai, Ambassador of Japan to Cairo, during a visit aimed at strengthening ties of cultural cooperation between the two sides. Dr. Zayed welcomed the Ambassador and his accompanying delegation, noting the ...

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“AI-Assisted Teacher” Workshop at the BA

The BA Technical Skills Unit, in collaboration with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport , is organizing the second part of the workshop series “Double Your Productivity with AI,” which will be held under the title “The AI-Assisted Teacher,” on Sunday, 5 April, at 2:00 ...

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Artists, Patrons, and Spectators in the Palace District of Ancient Alexandria

The BA Antiquities Museum organizes a lecture entitled “Artists, Patrons, and Spectators in the Palace District of Ancient Alexandria” on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, at 1:00 pm, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Main Entrance, Auditorium Hall. The Lecture is delivered by Dr. Paul Edmund Stanwick ...

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Call for Papers: The Egyptian Library Association’s 26^th Annual Conference

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina announces a call for research papers for the Egyptian Library Association’s 26 th Annual Conference, to be held under the title “Libraries, Museums, and Archives in the Service of the Memory of the Nation and the World” on Wednesday and Thursday, 19 – 20 August 2026, at ...

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