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The Musician Riyad El-Sonbaty in a Seminar at the BA

Alexandria— The BA is organizing a seminar entitled “Musician Riyad El-Sonbaty”, on Monday 4 August 2008. The Seminar will discuss the musician Riyad El-Sonbaty as an icon of music and art in Egypt for almost 50 years in which he succeeded in enriching Arabic music. Staff Major General ...

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Handing Out the Awards of the Egyptian Universities Olympics at the BA

Alexandria— The BA witnessed handing out the awards and medals to students participating in the first Olympics of Egyptian Universities on Thursday, 31 July 2008. Dr. Hany Helal, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, General Adel Labib, Governor of Alexandria, Dr. Hassan Nadir, ...

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Alexandria Says Farewell to Chahine

Alexandria— Youssef Chahine, the 82-year-old celebrated moviemaker, passed away in Cairo four weeks after he slipped into a coma following a brain hemorrhage. His funeral took place in Cairo's Greek Catholic cathedral on Monday, 28 July 2008 and he was buried with his family in Alexandria. Born ...

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Serageldin Gives a Lecture for Mubarak City Researchers

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will give a lecture on Monday 4 August 2008 at the BA, for the researchers of Mubarak City for Scientific Research and Technological Applications entitled “Bio-Info-Nano-Technology (BINT): Convergence at the Frontiers of ...

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Ne’am El Baz Donates Her Library to the BA

Alexandria— Ne’am El Baz, pioneer in children's literature and journalist in Akhbar El Yom Newspaper, donated her personal library, and her husband’s library that includes a set of valuable books, Arab cultural journals, volumes, linguistic encyclopedias, dictionaries and a set of the most ...

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