Alexandria Egypt

More Fireworks coming to Old Town Alexandria this Weekend! With July 4th a few days behind us, you may have already gotten your fill of fireworks.   Children of all ages enjoy "the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air" (well maybe it frightens the really young and the causes heart attacks in the really old, but you know what I mean). If you haven't yet enjoyed your share of fireworks, you are in luck.  More fireworks are coming to Alexandria, Virginia .   Rather than competing with...Read Full Story

A Alexandria Symphony Presents Garrick Ohlsson discount coupon code is now available: This is your best chance to get tickets for Alexandria Symphony Presents Garrick Ohlsson and pay less. Now is the best time to order your tickets - while they are on sale and before they sell out! Buy your tickets today to see Alexandria Symphony Presents Garrick Ohlsson in Alexandria, VA!! Here are the Alexandria Symphony Presents Garrick Ohlsson details: For its season finale concert, the Alexandria...Read Full Story

This news video shows the aftermath of the New Year’s Eve church bombing in Alexandria, Egypt. There are interviews with survivors and witnesses, and accounts of the looting of Christian stores by a Muslim mob. See the AINA post from early this morning for details about the bombing and the official response to it. Many thanks to Vlad Tepes for YouTubing this video. Caution: although the footage in this video is not graphic, some of the images are intense: The Alexandria Church Bombing...Read Full Story

What do some "Average Joe's" think about what happened in the terrorist attack on a Coptic Church in Alexandria, Egypt that killed over 20 people? In a follow-up to the article " al-Qaeda rings in 2011 with a mass murder of Christians in Egypt (Video) ," I wanted to present some of the comments that viewers of the video had. It will come as no surprise that many expressed outrage for the terrorists and sympathy for the victims , while others made the claim that it was not the work of Muslim...Read Full Story

Egypt's general prosecutor on Monday opened probe on former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly's reported role in the New Year's Eve bombing of al-Qiddissin Church in Alexandria in which 24 people were killed, an Egyptian lawyer told Al Arabiya. Laywer Ramzi Mamdouh said he had presented a proclamation to Egyptian prosecutor Abd al-Majid Mahmud to investigate news media reports suggesting that the former interior ministry had masterminded the deadly church attack with the intent to blame it...Read Full Story

Segregated, but reading anyway North Carolina State Library, 1930s Despite all appearances,  The Obsessive Reader is holding out hopes for the world's libraries. I know they are being threatened, with cuts to funding, a reliance on book stores, online retailers, and the lazy forgetfulness of literate people everywhere.  But think about Egypt!! February 26 - 28, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosted a summit for young people " in recognition of their significant role in the Egyptian Revolution...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia I live in Alexandria, Egypt and it is a coastal city which lies on the mediterranean sea . Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt and the second most populous after Cairo. It has lots of places to go to, from the great library of Alexandria , no not the ancient one, it's the new one which was built in 2002. It holds thousands of books from around the world for people who are interested in reading. There are a few museums here too, like the greco-roman...Read Full Story

Athanasius of Alexandria Egypt gained the title of contra mundum or "against the world" because at times, when it came to the issue of the Trinity i and the deity of Christ it seemed like it was just Athanasius against the entire world. When emperors and fellow churchmen seemed to waffle on this position, Athanasius stubbornly stuck to it no matter how much he was berated and harassed, even exiled and threatened with execution. Athanasius' story -- the real story, not some fiction -- began...Read Full Story

Now that there are a lot of moving service options in Virginia many people are leaning towards employing a moving service instead of doing the work themselves. Renting a truck and relocating your own belongings has just grown to be too much of a headache when you can certainly get in touch with apartment movers very easily. Who would like to give up a whole 7 days of your lifetime just to relocate from one home to another?|Why would anyone be inclined to give up so much time to save so little...Read Full Story

When the air conditioning system on your premises stops functioning all of a sudden, it can become a severe problem. On a steamy, hot day your workers will probably just stop working and wait for it to come on again. And if you've got perishables in the building, you have a problem that must be addressed immediately. Where can you find a dependable Pentagon City AC Repair Service that will be able to solve your problem quickly and professionally? Your first option is probably to use the...Read Full Story