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The President of the Lebanese Republic Meets with the BA Director

H.E. the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Joseph Aoun, met with Prof. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Thursday, 27 February 2025, on the sidelines of Prof. Zayed’s Beirut Arab University’s Board of Trustees meeting. During the ...

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Mohamed Benaissa, Former Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Culture and Member of the BA BoT, Dies

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina mourns former Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Culture and member of the Library's Board of Trustees, Mr. Mohamed Benaissa, who passed away today at the age of 88. Benaissa began his career as a student of journalism in Egypt and, years later, he won a ...

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The Opening of the Conference “Towards a Smart Future: Artificial Intelligence and its Applications”

Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inaugurated the conference "Towards a Smart Future: Artificial Intelligence and its Applications", which was organized by the BA Center of Francophone Activities, in cooperation with Senghor University and the Agence Universitaire de la ...

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The BA Signs a Cooperation Agreement with Alexandria Business Women Association

Prof. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Dr. Azza Mahfouz, President of the Alexandria Business Women Association, signed an agreement between both entities, in the presence of Dr. Alia Badawy, the Association’s Vice Chairman; Eng. Amal Ghazal, Chairman of the Egyptian ...

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The Director General of the Congo Museum in a Visit to the BA

Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, welcomed Ms. Belinda Ayessa, Director General of the Congo Museum, and her accompanying delegation, on their visit to the Library. Dr. Zayed thanked Ms. Ayessa for visiting Egypt and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina stressing the Library's ...

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