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Egypt State Information Service
- Egypt Library Czar Calls For New Archives Law
Ahram Online In an interview this week with Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency, Zein Abdel-Hadi, recently appointed head of the Egyptian National Library and Archives, laid out an ambitious plan to revamp Egypt’s National Library, restructure...
- Mrs. Mubarak Inaugurates Sadat Museum
Egypt State Information Service Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak the chairperson of the board of trustees of Bibliotheca Alexandria, opened on Tuesday 18/02/2009 the museum of late president Anwar Sadat. The museum, which was established by Bibliotheca Alexandria,...
- Glorious Past And Future For Alexandria
Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa) Ben has updated his blog with a story being carried by CNN Traveller. Here's a sample. Modern Alexandria sits on top of two great civilizations. A battle to reclaim its past and to build according to Alexandria’s...
- More Re Mrs Mubarak Visit To Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/25ene8 (sis.gov.eg) "A library, a cultural centre and a hospital are all new projects Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Saturday in Luxor. Obviously, the Upper Egyptian city is starting to get the attention it deserves, being the capital...
- Alexandria Library Exhibition
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=729202005 "An exhibition on the Ancient Library of Egypt together with its modern equivalent has opened at the City Art Centre. The exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, runs until September 11 and looks at...
Egypt
Suzanne Mubarak opens 3rd branch of Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Egypt State Information Service
First Lady Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak opened Monday5/5/2008 a library in el-Gona village in Hurghada that will offer a chance for Hurghada visitors to get acquainted with Bibliotheca Alexandrina activities. Mrs. Mubarak also laid the foundation stone of a nursing school in Gona.
The Sawiris Foundation for Social Development established the two institutions. The foundation was founded in April 2001, with an endowment from the Sawiris family, to serve the goals of extending grants to fund projects implemented by partners, fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship and supporting the creation of self-employment opportunities in addition to providing seed money for the start up of micro and small enterprises.
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inspected the main hall of the Hurghada library where visitors could read on computers about 55,000 of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina books which were digitally registered.
- Egypt Library Czar Calls For New Archives Law
Ahram Online In an interview this week with Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency, Zein Abdel-Hadi, recently appointed head of the Egyptian National Library and Archives, laid out an ambitious plan to revamp Egypt’s National Library, restructure...
- Mrs. Mubarak Inaugurates Sadat Museum
Egypt State Information Service Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak the chairperson of the board of trustees of Bibliotheca Alexandria, opened on Tuesday 18/02/2009 the museum of late president Anwar Sadat. The museum, which was established by Bibliotheca Alexandria,...
- Glorious Past And Future For Alexandria
Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa) Ben has updated his blog with a story being carried by CNN Traveller. Here's a sample. Modern Alexandria sits on top of two great civilizations. A battle to reclaim its past and to build according to Alexandria’s...
- More Re Mrs Mubarak Visit To Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/25ene8 (sis.gov.eg) "A library, a cultural centre and a hospital are all new projects Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Saturday in Luxor. Obviously, the Upper Egyptian city is starting to get the attention it deserves, being the capital...
- Alexandria Library Exhibition
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=729202005 "An exhibition on the Ancient Library of Egypt together with its modern equivalent has opened at the City Art Centre. The exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, runs until September 11 and looks at...