This was supposed to be a big week in the library world. The rebuilt great library of Alexandria, Egypt -- a $200 million facility that will house as many as 8 million books -- was scheduled to be ...

Some of the world’s greatest treasures weren’t made of gold or jewels—they were written on paper, carved in stone, and ...

When the Library of Alexandria opened its doors in the 3rd century B.C., it quickly became the world's foremost center for scholarship. It celebrated the pursuit of knowledge and the breadth of human ...

CAIRO – An Egyptian court has acquitted the founding director of the new Library of Alexandria, overturning a three-and-a-half year sentence on charges of squandering public funds. The state-run ...

Explore the historic charm of Alexandria, Egypt, with this stunning drone footage, offering an aerial view of the ...

The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the popular imagination continues to cling. The idea of a truly universal ...

An Egyptian library with a heritage dating back over 2,000 years is set to build a high performance supercomputer in order to help academics perform scientific research with far more power than their ...

The fabled Library of Alexandria is one of the most famous structures of the ancient world, up there with the Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and other architectural wonders ...