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On Demosthenis Severis Avenue there stands a cenotaph in memory of all those Cypriots who fell during the 2nd World War. Their names and burial locations are listed from far apart countries and locations such as France, Greece, Egypt and El-Alamein.…

Smoking, Healthy Living Issue

The British journalist John Fielding of Thames TV together with his colleague Martin Smith were in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus to shoot a film for the IT V program " This week tonight". As they were being officially escorted ever y where,…

Let no one forget to remember and honour those who laid down their lives for the Independence of this homeland, or for those who died defending it. But let everyone also remember to forgive past injuries and mistakes while seeking a brighter and…

Every nation has its heroes. Their last but simple words must overflow with love of their country and freedom. In this way they contribute to the great European ideal of freedom and patriotism. In Cyprus we have many heroes just as all the Europeans.…

Of the twenty-six terrestrial mammal species in Cyprus, six teen are bats. The Mediterranean Horseshoe bat is one of them. It is a medium sized bird 4.5 cm long and with a wing span of 33 cm. It forms large colonies and lives in caves, mines and…

Owl /Birds of Prey of Cyprus Thematic Issue

The Nativity scene illustrated on this stamp is reproduced from a gilded wood-carved icon forming part of the early 16th century iconostasis in the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the village of Kourdali. One of several paintings in the…

The Nativity scene illustrated on this stamp is reproduced from a gilded wood-carved icon forming part of the early 16th century iconostasis in the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the village of Kourdali. One of several paintings in the…

Dr Constantinos Spyridakis was a man of letters. Born in Nicosia in 1903 he obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy in 1934 from the University of Berlin where he had also studied ancient history and the Classics. Before that he had studied philology at…