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Baptism (Monastery of St. John Lampadistis) . The renowned contemporary philosopher Ioannis Theodorakopoulos wrote in the introduction of his work about Goethe's Faust, that to approach God, man with his logic conceived philosophy, with his feelings…

“Kataklysmos"", meaning flood, is a religious popular festival celebrated only in Cyprus and coincides with Pentecost Day. The earliest story of the flood appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh in the Mesopotamian city of Uruk and was written around 2125…

St. Barnabas (Patron Saint of Cyprus)

House of Representatives, Nicosia, Declaration of Cyprus Independence

Citium was the ancient name of the town of Larnaca were Zeno, the Greek philosopher was born. He founded the Stoic philosophy of Self-Control by Law, one of the five great philosophies of life. The other four being: the Epicurean, the Platonic, the…

When in 1840 Sir Rowland Hill invented the first postage stamp in the world, little did he know that stamp collecting would become a great universal hobby. In time it became known as the "King of hobbies and a hobby of Kings". King George V was an…

For over half a century the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has dominated the policies and politics of an entire region of the Middle East. Wars and uprisings have cost the lives of many from both sides and the Palestinian people are still struggling to…

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris on 21st May 1904, but international activities began only after South Africa joined in 1909/10, Argentina and Chile in 1912 and the U.S.A. in 1913. The first World…

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…

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…