#mountain areas

Cabinet approved on Thursday an exceptional measure allowing several small schools across Cyprus to remain open from September, despite enrolments falling below the usual threshold. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou made ...

The government plans to install an ATM at the Kykkos monastery, according to reports which surfaced on Friday. The monastery is one of ten planned locations outlined by the government ...

A series of measures to strengthen fire protection to limit the spread of wildfires will be introduced together with mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis, the forestry department announced on Thursday. Both ...

Cabinet discussed on Wednesday the implementation and expansion of the mountain community development strategy aiming to halt urban migration. President Nikos Christodoulides described the strategy as “the most important issue” ...

More low-income pensioners will be able to vacation for free in mountain resorts after the government increased the number of beneficiaries for subsidised holidays on Wednesday. Due to great interest ...

Police issued a warning to drivers on Monday regarding potential rockslides on various mountain roads due to heavy rain. According to police, the Pedoulas-Kambou Road, Kambou-Kato Pyrgos Road, Kambou-Orkonta, and ...

The government attaches great importance to the promotion and strengthening of rural areas and mountain villages, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. Ioannou was speaking at the opening of ...

The State Health Services (Okypy) has acquired two new state-of-the-art ambulance vehicles to enhance the response capabilities in the mountain regions. According to a statement released by Okypy on Monday, ...

Despite local planning zones being revised and the push to revitalise the mountain areas, there are some issues to be faced by designers and urban planners. Building in the mountains ...

Residents living at high altitudes will be given an extra one-off grant on top of their existing yearly benefits, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. According to the President’s Undersecretary ...

The deputy tourism ministry announced that €2m in funds are available for businesses in rural, mountainous and remote areas as part of the government’s aim to enhance authentic tourism. ...

Projects worth €370 million to revitalise the mountain areas were outlined on Sunday by Works Minister Yiannis Karousos, who said it was the aim of the Anastasiades’ government to give new ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will present next week the projects completed so far as part of the first national strategy for the development of mountain communities, the government announced on Monday. ...