$200 million to establish Alexandria Library

Egyptian Minister of Higher Education Mufid Shehab said the project of Alexandria Library will cost, after achieving the different works in the by the end of current year, $200 million.

Shehab also said that France presented a donation of 4.4 million French francs to carry out the feasibility study for the new data system and that the library has received rare manuscripts from all over the world and that it is decided to open the library at the end of current year in an international celebration attended by kings and heads of state from countries which presented technical and financial aid for reestablishing this massive library.