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The BA Organizes “Reviving Echoes” Seminar on Early Print Restoration in Collaboration with the Republic of Croatia

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in collaboration with the Embassy of Croatia in Cairo, organized a seminar titled “Reviving Echoes: Early Print Restoration,” as part of a donation presented to the Library by the Office of the President of Croatia: a facsimile of the book Misal Po Zakonu Rimskog Dvora ...

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The BA Hosts MESPET's First International Conference

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosted today the first International Conference of the Middle East Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, in the presence of Ms. Heba El-Rafey, Acting Head of the Library’s External Relations and Media Sector; Prof. Hesham Gaber, Vice President for ...

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The BA Mourns the Loss of Singer Hany Shaker

With great sadness, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina mourns the loss of the great singer Hany Shaker, who passed away today abroad after a long illness. Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, on behalf of the Library’s administration and staff, extends his sincere condolences to the ...

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Quantum Mini-Hackathon and Quantum Industry Summit at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in collaboration with iQafé and the Egyptian Quantum Computing Community (EgQCC), is hosting the Quantum Mini-Hackathon and Quantum Industry Summit on Wednesday, 20 May 2026. Registration link:  https://forms.gle/n1HjmjNPHZGUmLgZA Registration deadline: 8 ...

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Conclusion of the “Bee City Builders” Competition

The BA Children’s Library concluded the English edition of the “Bee City Builders” school competition, in collaboration with Fluffy Bear, represented at the event by Mr. Moustafa El-Beheiry. The competition aims to transform theoretical concepts of sustainability into tangible reality, as students ...

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