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Sixty four years ago the Red Cross was founded and today it is the largest humanitarian organization in Cyprus. In February 2012 it was admitted as the 188th member of the International Movement, and in recognition of this momentous event, Cyprus…

Τhe Republic of Cyprus became member of the Council of Europe (CoE) on May 24th 1961. It will take over, from November 22nd 2016 until May 19th 2017, the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, for the fifth time during…

Aesop’s fables have fascinated generations of children and the story of the Cricket and the Ant is yet another one with a moral content.

The Cricket and the Ant lived in a forest not far from each other. Throughout the summer the Cricket ate and…

The Akamas Peninsula
The Akamas Peninsula is on the western coast of Cyprus. The area is one of exceptional beauty and forms an enchanting mosaic of many contrasting plateaus and plains, streams and gorges, sandy and rocky beaches, caves and islets.…

In finalizing the Economic and Monetary Union, the European Union introduced on 1st January 1999 the Euro as a new virtual currency. On 1st January 2002 the Euro coins and banknotes were put into circulation and by 2014 eighteen countries from the…

Fall ships are large traditionally rigged sailing vessels that evolved from the first sailing boat that man devised many thousands of years ago. It is said that the ancient Egyptians were the first to build sailing vessels and today one can still…

Agios Zenon was born to rich and aristocratic parents in the province of Ponto in Asia Minor. He enlisted in the army as a special courier of Emperor Flavius Valens ( 364-378 AD) whom he served with great devotion. He carried the Emperor’s messages…

Οn 20th July 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus. But instead of restoring the legitimate government as envisaged in Article 3 of the Cyprus
Treaty of Guarantee, it resorted to divide the island with the result that about 200,000 people had to flee from…

The European Parliament Office in Cyprus, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Cyprus Post, in cooperation with the Philatelic Advisory Committee are organizing a competition among 2nd Lyceum pupils entitled ‘Stamp Art: The EU and Cyprus…

The United Nations General Assembly at its 70th session proclaimed 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
The Universal Postal Union invited its members to engage in this global celebration by issuing a commemorative…