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211. Both US and Iran claim ‘self defence’

Iranian UN ambassador has sent a letter to the UN Security Council calling Tehran’s missile strikes a "measured and proportionate" act of "self-defense,” while the US also says killing Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was for self defence...

212. Cyprus okays US ’forward deployed’ unit

Nicosia has accepted a request from Washington regarding the arrival of an American Rapid Deployment Forces unit for humanitarian purposes in case of an emergency...

213. Villages evacuated in Greek wildfire

Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had prompted the evacuation of villages and spurred an appeal from authorities for assistance from European partners...

214. Guests evacuate hotel in Limassol

Authorities went on alert Thursday morning following reports of chemicals spilled in a storage area of a local hotel...

215. Argonaut 2019: Over 20 countries participated in the exercise

216. Moscow plane crash death toll rises to 41

217. Teens arrested in Limassol school bomb hoax

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a bomb threat against a state school in Limassol earlier this week...

218. Paphos schools evacuate after new bomb threats

Two schools in Paphos received bomb threats on Thursday morning, with police responding according to protocol days after a handful of prank calls in other schools...

219. Limassol school evacuates after bomb threat

A school in Limassol was ordered to be evacuated on Monday morning following a bomb threat over the phone...

220. Paphos gets a third bomb hoax in one week

There was yet another school bomb hoax in Paphos on Friday, the third this week, with police ordering the evacuation of a middle school in Agios Theodoros to conduct a search...

221. Bomb scare calls keep coming in

There was another bomb scare in Paphos on Thursday with police ordering the evacuation of a middle school in Yeroskipou following a bomb threat over the phone...

222. Paphos cops respond to school bomb scare

Police in Paphos are trying to identify and locate the person behind a bomb threat that caused an immediate evacuation at a local high school on Wednesday...

223. Prank calls cause multiple evacuations

Authorities went on high alert Sunday after prank calls caused evacuations in two shopping malls and a casino as well as an airplane that was about to take off in Larnaca...

224. Limassol building evacuated due to fire

An entire residential building in Limassol had to be evacuated on Thursday following a fire that broke out in one of the apartments, while another fireplace fire was reported in Paphos...

225. Fire breaks out in Nicosia flat

226. At least 42 fatalities tallied in California's deadliest wildfire ever

227. Opinion: Reaction over US evacuation helicopters in Cyprus unjustified

228. Michael strengthens into extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane

229. Super typhoon eyes Philippines

230. Hurricane Florence: The storm of a lifetime

231. Campers injured by falling tree doing fine

Police are investigating an incident where a tall tree fell on unsuspecting campers in Kato Pyrgos, prompting an evacuation while three people injured were later said to be doing fine...

232. Mal intent behind Tilliria blaze

Officials believe a fire that broke out in Tilliria Wednesday evening was most likely the result of a malicious act, where 30 hectares of pine tree forest were burned down...

233. Italy bridge: Genoa motorway collapse kills 35

A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, killing at least 35 people as vehicles plummeted to the ground, emergency services say....

234. Forestry Department speaks out on campsite fires

The Forestry Department says it has been taking steps to ensure the safety of camping sites and their surrounding areas, following an evacuation at Polis campground due to a suspicious fire...

235. Vacationers evacuate Polis campsite due to fire

The Polis campground was evacuated Sunday after midnight due to a fire raging in nearby reed beds, with initial signs pointing to arson...

236. Identified wildfire victims reach 76, eight remain missing

Seventy six victims of the wildfire that gutted a coastal town in east Attica killing at least 91 people and injuring scores have been identified, the police’s criminal investigation division said on Wednesday in its latest briefing....

237. The state we’re in

A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a mess....

238. Search continues as wildfires death toll climbs to 80

Rescue crews Wednesday continued to search the seaside areas northeast of Athens that were the worst affected by wildfires to locate any further victims, as the official death toll rose to 80...

239. Cyprus remains a safe haven for those in need

Cyprus will remain a safe haven for those in need, especially for the refugees who are forced to abandon their homes and families, Defence Minister Savvas Angelides said...

240. Biggest UK contribution for Exercise Argonaut

The four-day international maritime search & rescue and non-combatant evacuation exercise “Argonaut 2018” is taking place in Larnaca...