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Soli Theatre

Kyrenia Harbour

N.K. Lanitis and N. Nikolaides officially founded scouting in Cyprus in 1913, with the assistance of the United Kingdom. In 1961 the movement was admitted to the World Bureau (WOSM). The Cyprus Scouts Association is open to all boys and girls…

For centuries the economy of Cyprus was based on agriculture and wheat was cultivated in abundance and exported to Europe and Turkey. Dennis Possot, a priest who came here in 1533 wrote: "There is good wheat whereof is made bread which is sweet and…

The reign of King George V saw the First World War in which an estimated 10 million men lost their lives, the Irish Free State Settlement of 1922 and the general strike of 1926. The post war years became known as the roaring twenties. He began the…

The reign of King George V saw the First World War in which an estimated 10 million men lost their lives, the Irish Free State Settlement of 1922 and the general strike of 1926. The post war years became known as the roaring twenties. He began the…

The history of Europe may be divided into two major periods. A period of wars and dissentions, of societal or economic relations or differences, a history of destruction of limited duration according to unfolding events at any particular time, and…

In 1989, a high-ranking officer from the United States visited the Allied Forces High Command Headquarters in Europe. His purpose was to meet and exchange views with European officers regarding the course of the European Union in order to complete…

The Cyprus Red Cross was founded in 1950 as a branch of the British Red Cross. From the start the Society was set up on a pan-Cyprian basis with its headquarters at Nicosia. Branches were also established in all the major towns.In 1957, the…

In 1989, a high-ranking officer from the United States visited the Allied Forces High Command Headquarters in Europe. His purpose was to meet and exchange views with European officers regarding the course of the European Union in order to complete…