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Christ Wall Painting 14th Century

Fifty years ago the United Nations High Commission for Refugees was established when the refugee Convention was formally adopted on 28th July 1951 and with Denmark becoming the first State to ratify the Convention. For over half a century the UNHCR…

The top right hand stamp in this se-tenant block of four depicts an imposing view of Stavrovouni Monastery. The name Stavrovouni derives from the Greek words "Stavros-cross, and Vouno-mountain". A religious center since the 4th century A.D.…

The life of Caterina Cornaro (1454-1510) renowned as the last Queen of Cyprus is the most interesting and fascinating of the 15th Century. Many books have been written about her life and times which attracted painters such as Titian and Gentile…

25th Anniversary Pancyprian Organization for Large Families.

The first cinematographic pictures were shown in Denmark in 1896 and in 1912 the biggest cinema with a seating capacity of 2,400 was opened in Northern Europe. In the late twenties and early thirties the transitional period from "silent" to "sound"…

50 Years UNICEF.

13th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Residing Officers.

In the 18th Century John Heyman, Professor in the University of Leiden, Holland, during his travels to Egypt, Syria, Palestine etc. visited Cyprus and noted that corn was ground by watermills so that in times of drought there was not only a want of…

Mother Theresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) was born in Albania to a catholic family who named her Agnes Gonxha Bejaxhiu. At the age of 18 she entered the Order of the Sisters of our Lady of Loreto in Ireland and from there was sent to Darjeeling, in…