Month rehearsal of Alexandria library before opening in january

Egypt's Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research Mufeed Shihab said that a special committee had been formed to put the final touches before the inauguration of the newly-vamped up Alexandria library.

"About 95 percent of the bibliotheca has been concluded," said Mufeed Shihab , adding that a four month rehearsal of the whole operation and management of the library will start as of January.

Shihab was speaking at a press conference after presiding over a meeting of the panel on following up works at the library.

The meeting was attended by Alexandria Governor Mohammed Abdul Salam Mahgoub, Alexandria University Rector Mohammed Nasreddin Demeir and others.

Shihab said that contacts were underway with the 17 Societies of Alexandria Library Friends in fourteen countries around the world, to update them on latest developments so as to enable them play their roles in supporting the library.

He asserted that the valuable efforts exerted by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, in supporting the library had helped garner international backing to the world-renowned library.