Cabinet rejects land exchange with Osiou Avvakoum monks amid threats of Lythrodontas-Machairas road closure

The Cabinet has made it clear to the monks of the Osiou Avvakoum Monastery that it will not exchange state land—which the monks encroached upon by installing prefabricated structures—for their own private land. In response, the monks reportedly left it to be understood that they might cause issues by closing the road that leads from Lythrodontas to Machairas, a section of which falls within their private property.

While some observers believe the monks are bluffing and raised the road issue...