Alexandria, Egypt’s second biggest city and the capital ... It's also 2 km from the modernist Library of Alexandria. The antiques-filled rooms feature gilded walls and hand-decorated high ...

Their story begins in 332 BCE when Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria during his conquest of Egypt. The roots ... In 2006, the Library of Alexandria and the Greek Onassis ...

The ancient Greek pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, established the University of Alexandria, known to the ancients as the Mouseion. Heather Phillips writes in his article “The Great Library of ...

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“My granddaddy never talked about it,” Evans-Reed said at an Aug. 19 reception commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Alexandria Library Sit-In. “He only mentioned it once when I was about 1 ...

Arab Finance: Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company (ALCN) recorded a block-trading deal valued at EGP 1.162 billion, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) announced on May 22 nd. The transaction was ...

Arab Finance: Hassan Allam Construction, a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Holding, has signed a contract to implement the infrastructure works for the Alexandria Raml Tram rehabilitation project, ...

The historical area centers around Saint Menas, who died in the early days of Christianity and is buried at the site that was ...

Sunny with a high of 79 °F (26.1 °C). Winds WNW at 14 to 15 mph (22.5 to 24.1 kph). Night - Clear. Winds WNW at 8 to 14 mph (12.9 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 66 °F (18.9 °C). Sunny ...

Egypt government authorities and project representatives at the Alexandria’s Raml Tram upgrade contract signing event. Credit: The Arab Contractors. The rehabilitation of Alexandria’s Raml Tram, a key ...

This week we honor the lost life of Joseph McCoy, who was lynched on April 23, 1897. This article ran on May 1, 1897, in the ...