«It's like the sea is eating us up.» Every year Alexandria sinks by three millimeters For centuries, the sea made the port city of Alexandria great. Now it threatens the future of the metropolis ...

The city of Alexandria, founded around 330 BCE by Alexander the Great, is considered a cradle of civilization and is one of ...

But climb down a rickety ladder a few blocks from Alexandria’s harbor, and the legendary city suddenly looms into view. Down here ... spit of land between the sea and a lake.