When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

In an interview aired on Sharjah TV, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler ...

Egypt paid tribute to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into space, with a series of events in Cairo ...

Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch, was found hanged in his Sunningdale home in March 2013. Born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents, Berezovsky converted to Russian Orthodoxy in 1994. His leap of ...

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

In the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, a great library burned. It was said by some to have held upwards of half a million ...

Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

Millions of people visit their libraries every week. What's the draw? Everything. During National Library Week, April 6–12, 2025, take time to discover (or rediscover) what draws people in. This ...

Mohamed Salah’s trophy-laden spell with Liverpool is set to extend to a decade after the prolific Egypt forward signed a new contract with the Premier League leader, ending months of uncertainty over ...

ALEXANDRIA — If you need access to the legal system, but don’t know where to start, try the Douglas County Library. Located within the library is a legal kiosk, which is essentially a computer ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — Alexandria police said a bicyclist was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after they were involved in a crash Wednesday morning. Details are limited; ...

Night - Mostly clear with a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds from NW to WNW at 11 to 13 mph (17.7 to 20.9 kph). The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 67 °F ...