What is hypnotherapy?
By Vasilios Silivistris
Many people have heard of hypnosis, but not everyone understands what hypnotherapy really is. Thanks to stage shows and television, there are still plenty of myths about ...
PSG sign Spain’s World Cup hero Torres from Barcelona
Paris St Germain have signed Spain’s World Cup final match-winning forward Ferran Torres from Barcelona on a contract until 2031, the two clubs announced on Saturday.
Financial details were not ...
Suspected arson destroys rental vehicles in Protaras
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack after a fire destroyed several rental vehicles at a business in Protaras in the early hours of Saturday.
The fire broke out at ...
Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis
The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights groups warned of escalating crises.
Outside the former ...
Red alert issued for forest fires on August 15
The risk of forest fires breaking out and spreading has been raised to “red alert” level for Saturday, August 15, as large numbers of people are expected to visit forest areas ...
Lane closed after accident on Nicosia-Limassol motorway
The left lane of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway near Moni was temporarily closed on Saturday morning following a traffic accident, police said.
The accident occurred shortly before 11am on the Limassol-bound ...
Residents evacuated after fire at Kato Paphos restaurant
Residents of an apartment building in Kato Paphos were evacuated as a precaution in the early hours of Saturday after a fire broke out in a restaurant, the fire service ...
Atletico Madrid sign Spurs captain Cristian Romero
Atletico Madrid have signed Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero until June 2031 after five seasons in north London, the Spanish club said on Saturday.
Financial details were not disclosed. British media ...
On holiday with a ghost
Few relish holidaying alone. I met Freida, who did, at a mutual cousin’s home in Ireland, who was thrilled I was living among Greeks. A love of Greek and ...
Israeli strikes kill nine in south Lebanon, state news reports
At least nine people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon’s state news agency said.
Seven people were killed when Israeli warplanes struck a house ...
Eight arrested in overnight police operations
Eight people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations carried out across Cyprus, the police said on Saturday.
The arrests were made for offences including assault and causing ...
Soaring memory prices drive smartphone display suppliers into refurbishment
Display panel shipments into the refurbished smartphone market recorded rapid growth in the first quarter of 2026, as panel makers redirected excess capacity away from slowing demand among smartphone manufacturers, according ...
Street food from around the world in Aradippou
This summer, there is no shortage of events and things to do in Cyprus. It seems like every corner, village and community has something fun in store for the summer ...
Who pays when autonomous AI agents hack corporate networks?
Major artificial intelligence developers have reported cases of their autonomous AI models breaching other companies’ cyber infrastructure, raising questions about who may be held legally responsible when AI systems act ...
Euro area trade surplus widens to €8.60 billion in June
The euro area recorded an €8.60 billion surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2026, according to first estimates published by Eurostat on Friday.
The surplus ...
Centre-right decay and the twilight of neoliberalism
A political order represents an overarching framework extending far beyond routine election cycles.
Within its architecture, a dominant vision of political economy dictates how state authorities and private actors perceive ...
Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as “very evil” and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as a ...
Economy
Cyprus outpaces Eurozone, EU and US with robust second quarter growth
Cyprus recorded 3.3 per cent annual economic growth in the second quarter of 2026, significantly outperforming the euro area and EU, according to Eurostat and preliminary data from the Statistical Service.
The ...
At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake
At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in its latest statement.
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Jason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor, accused of plagiarism, found dead
Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor who was at the centre of a plagiarism scandal, has died aged 41.
Arday had resigned earlier this month as a professor of ...
Retail fuel prices surge across euro area after Middle East conflict
Retail fuel prices have surged across the euro area in 2026 following the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, driving up energy inflation and prompting fresh analysis from European ...
Intel raises $20 billion in upsized share sale to fund foundry push
Intel (INTC.O) raised $20 billion from an upsized share offering earlier this week, as it looks to fund the costly build-out of its chip contract manufacturing business by cashing in ...
Our View: Despite his words, president has lost all sense of urgency
It was ironic that when the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, early in the year said that the UN would resume its peace initiative after the completion ...
Moni residents in sea sewage battle
Sewage is overflowing into the sea at Moni as we speak, even as plans go ahead for a desalination plant in neighbouring Monagroulli, which will be removing the salt from ...