Cabinet to convene on Monday at Troodos summer residence
President Nicos Anastasiades will chair a meeting of the cabinet on Monday at the presidential summer residence in the Troodos mountains. According to CNΑ sources...
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Traffic jams on roads to Troodos
Police on Saturday said there was increased traffic toward Troodos and urged motorists to be patient. According to an announcement, to prevent crowds gathering in...
Some Troodos roads open only to 4X4s
Police have announced that the roads from Troodos to Platres-Karvouna and Troodos-Prodromou are only open to 4X4s and vehicles with snow chains due to heavy...
Some roads to Troodos closed due to snow and ice
With snow and ice on the roads in the higher mountains, police on Wednesday morning warned the roads leading to Troodos from Platres, Karvounas and...
Names of 9,000 Cyprus residents sent to Mars
By Athena Arsalidou Nine thousand Cypriots took the opportunity to participate in Nasa’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ campaign, which invited people around the world...
Roads to Troodos open only for 4-wheel drive, rain and snow expected
Roads around Troodos are open only to vehicles equipped with snow chains or four-wheel drive due to light snow fall in the area, police warned...
Coronavirus: police issue 114 fines for Covid violations, patrol Troodos roads
Police booked 113 individuals and one business owner in the last 24 hour for violating Covid restrictions. A police spokesperson told CNA that the force...
Coronavirus: Police up checks to stop people going to Troodos
Police on Saturday stepped up checks in a bid to precent people from reaching Troodos after access to nature paths was banned due to overcrowding...
Roads to Troodos closed because of snow
Several mountain roads were closed on Friday due to overnight snowfall in the Troodos area, police said. Due to the accumulation of snow, the roads...
All roads to Troodos closed to traffic
Police on Thursday night closed all major roads in the Troodos mountain range as they were deemed unsafe for travel due to heavy snowfall. The...
Coronavirus: outrage over nature trail, mountain ban (Updated)
The decision to ban access to nature trails, the forests and mountains as part of measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus is illogical and...
CSEO, planetary scientists discuss Troodos and Mars mission
Representatives of the geological surveys department, the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) and foreign planetary scientists who are visiting Cyprus on the invitation of CSEO,...
Berengaria hotel sold for €2m — report
Reports suggest the iconic Berengaria hotel on the Troodos mountain has been sold for €2m. Daily Phileleftheros reported that the investor was a Cypriot, though...
Mars scientists to test space equipment on Troodos ahead of mission
An international team of planetary scientists and geologists is expected to arrive in Cyprus on Monday as part of a research project for sending space...
Heavy traffic on Nicosia to Troodos road
Police on Thursday said there was heavy traffic on the Nicosia to Troodos road, urging drivers to especially careful. The traffic is between Akaki and...
New measures, school openings on Cabinet agenda
Decisions on new measures to control the spread of the coronavirus are expected to be taken by the Council of Ministers on Friday, which is...
Coronavirus: Quarantined people moved to hotels in Troodos, more units to be assigned
Around 80 people who were in quarantine at facilities located in Troodos and Platres have been moved to three hotels in the area, including the...
President ‘sets example’, offers parts of Troodos summer residence for Covid-19 quarantine (Updated)
The government will be using state-owned houses on Troodos mountain, including dwellings in the presidential summer residence, to quarantine people suspected of carrying the Covid-19...
Some roads to Troodos closed due to snow and rain
Roads to Troodos were closed on Friday evening due to snowfall, while heavy rain on the Limassol-Paphos motorway caused flooding in some spots, prompting police...
Poor visibility on roads to Troodos
Police on Wednesday warned drivers over poor visibility caused by dense fog on many Troodos’ roads. Some roads are open to traffic but also slippery...