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The Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States, were the first to be hosted without any governmental support. This resulted in the commercialization of the Games which, as such, attracted much criticism. They were however, a commercial success. Two…

The Spanish city of Barcelona, hosted for the first time in three decades the first Olympic Games that were not marred by boycotts. The opening ceremony was the most spectacular and impressive ever staged. Athletes from most of the new countries of…

The Los Angeles Games of 1984 will be remembered by all for their commercialization, their Hollywood ceremonies and for the 13 abstentions from the East European countries including the U.S.S.R. who professed that the security measures were…

The Games of 1980 in Moscow will live in history for the incredibly astonishing opening and closing ceremonies. The mascot of the Games was the little bear Misha, made of cardboard which hundreds of children in the stands had brought with them. The…

In 1970, Cyprus took part in the European Conservation Year the aims of which were to agree on policies, which will help conserve and improve the quality of the environment and adopt the measures necessary to implement them. Cyprus is endowed with a…

The conference of European Ministers of Education, held in Nicosia 27th- 28th June 2003 was organised under The Greek Presidency of the EU by the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religion, The European Commission and the Ministry of Education…

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…

Tefkros Anthias (1903-1968) was a novelist, a journalist and one of the most prominent 20th Century poets of Cyprus. He is well known for his collection of poems "" The Whistles of the Vagrant"". He worked as a primary school teacher both in Cyprus…

The Tekke of Umm Haram, by the shores of the salt lake of Larnaca, stands serene among the palm and cypress trees. Within its domes and minarets is the tomb (built in 1760) of Umm Haram, a lady who enjoyed a respected position with the Prophet and…

"Greek was the language I was given. My humble home was on the beaches of Homer’s Iliad where my only concern was the language". (Odysseas Elytis, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, 1979) Claude Fauriel, Professor of Southern European…