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Cypriot women's costumes are of two kinds. The "saiyia", a long sleeved unassisted mantle open at the front from top to bottom and cut with gussets in front and at the sides, distinguishes the first, in two variants. The second is noted for the…

Nicosia

The stamp commemorates the birth centenary of Nicos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) born in Heraklion, Crete, Greece; he studied law at Athens, spent some years travelling in Europe and Asia and published his first novel in 1929. He is best known for his…

Nurse and Lamp

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…

Nutrition-Exercise / Healthy Living Issue

Nymphs (Mosaic 4th Century A.D.)

Ocimum basilicum.

Once upon a time, the crab and the fox decided to sow in partnership all the fields of Athalassa. When the time came to reap, they went to the fields and as soon as they began reaping the fox raised such a howl that the crab was terrified. What is…

Moths are classified as insects and belong to the order of Lepidoptera. Insects are the largest class in the Animal Kingdom and some one million of them have been described to date. They (the insects) represent at least three- quarters of all living…