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20th anniversary of EMS cooperative

Express Mail Service (EMS) was created at the 22nd Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Beijing, China on 10 September 1999.

EMS is an international postal express mail service for documents and…

By the end of the 19th century the first athletic associations were established in Cyprus for the promotion of classical sports and gymnastics.
The active athletic associations in Cyprus are six.
“OLYMPIA” ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (GSO)
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For a sixth consecutive year, member states of the Postal Union for the Mediterranean “Euromed Postal”, issue a stamp with a common theme. The theme for this year is “Traditional Costumes”.
The Cyprus stamp depicts two traditional costumes,…

Bonelli’s eagle Aquila fasciata

The Bonelli’s eagle is the only specie of eagle in Cyprus. It breeds on crags and in isolated areas away from people. In Cyprus it also makes its nest on large pine trees. It feeds on medium-sized animals and…

Glafkos Clerides was the 4th President of the Republic of Cyprus. During his ten-year term of office (1993 – 2003) Cyprus achieved the completion of the accession negotiations with the EU, the harmonisation with the Acquis Communautaire and a great…

Centennial trees, as nature’s monuments, are elements of our natural and cultural heritage. Such trees have managed to survive both bad weather conditions over the centuries as well as the disastrous insanity of fire and the inconsiderate human…

Carnival is humanity’s oldest folk festival.
Ηistorically, the tradition of carnival refers to the Dionysian feasts of the Greeks, where people used to dress up, dance and sing, drinking wine to honour God Dionysos.
The carnival officially…

Υπόσχεση Ζωής
Είναι υπόσχεση ζωής
να πιεις ανόθευτο κρασί
στο ίδιο το ποτήρι
Κι αν αφεθείς
χωρίς περιστροφές
στην ίδια γεύση…

Paphos castle has been a declared Ancient Monument since 1935 and a UNESCO World Heritage List monument, along with other monuments of the archaeological park of Paphos, since 1980. It is located in the harbour area of Paphos town and its main role…

Η κόρη της, Νίκη Σιακαλλή, αναφέρει ότι η μητέρα της ήταν μια πολύφερνη νύμφη όταν ήταν νέα και είχε πολλά συνοικέσια.