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Serageldin raises reform issues at the Library of Congress

Alexandria, 5 October 2005— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, delivered a speech about reform in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean at the Library of Congress, 3 October 2005. Serageldin spoke about the new Library of Alexandria and its emerging role as a catalyst for ...

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Kavafeia 2005: An international poetry celebration

Alexandria, 5 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in collaboration with the Greek Delphic Association, the French Delphic Association and the Union of Asia Minor of Alexandria, is organizing an international poetry celebration, 9-11 October, entitled “KABAΦEIA (Kavafeia) 2005” in honor of ...

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IFC launches Business Start-Up Simplification Project in Alexandria

Alexandria, October 4 2005— The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, signed an agreement on October 3, 2005 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, with the Governorate of Alexandria and the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) to ...

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Artistic activities in October

Alexandria, 4 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a collection of events during the month of October. The Letter and the Image Exhibition, held within the framework of celebrating one of the most prominent Greek poets, Constantine Cavafy, will begin on 9 October. The ...

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Partial occultation of the sun viewed at the BA Plaza

Alexandria, 3 October 2005— The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) announces that the third of October will witness a partial occultation of the sun. The occultation will take place from 10:28 am till 1:33 pm. The PSC is inviting the BA visitors to witness this ...

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