Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-08-07

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CONTENTS

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[02] Cypriot parties aim for united Cyprus to join EU

[03] Spokesman says Turkey's stance over passports suspicious

[04] Journalists denounce illegal regime’s restrictive measures

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Hadjidemetriou says Cyprus at final stage of harmonisation

[08] Cyprus has one of the highest labour force rates in the EU

[09] Spokesman says Denktash's machinations illegal

[01] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 08/08/2003 to 09/08/2003

Weather: Mainly fine with patchy cloud around midday. Mist and fog patches during the evening.

Wind: SW'ly to W'ly gentle to moderate breezes, becoming at times fresh in the southern coasts in the afternoon. Gentle W'ly to NW'ly breezes over night.

State of sea: Smooth to slight over night, becoming slight to moderate during daytime.

Temperature: Maximum temperature: 37 C inland, around 33 C over the southern coasts, 31 C over the western and northern coasts and around 28 on Troodos mountains.

Minimum temperature: Around 24C inland and over coastal areas, and 20 C on Troodos mountains.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 10/08/2003 to 11/08/2003 -------------------------------------------------------- Mainly fine weather with patchy cloud. There is a risk of isolated showers over the mountains after midday and early in the afternoon.

[02] Cypriot parties aim for united Cyprus to join EU

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Cypriot parties aim for united Cyprus to join EU

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) -- The United Democrats party, in the free areas, and the Republican Turkish Party, in the occupied areas, have agreed to work together for the common target of the achievement a Cyprus settlement as well as for the better communication between of the island's two communities.

[03] Spokesman says Turkey's stance over passports suspicious

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Spokesman says Turkey's stance over passports suspicious

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) - The Cyprus government considers ''suspicious and incoherent'' the stance of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which does now allow Turkish Cypriot holders of Cypriot passports to travel to third countries through Turkey.

[04] Journalists denounce illegal regime’s restrictive measures

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Journalists denounce illegal regimes restrictive measures

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) -- The Union of Cyprus Journalists (UCJ) has denounced the occupation regime and Turkey for the flagrant violation of the fundamental human rights and principles of international law with the continued occupation and enforcement of restrictive measures in the freedom of movement of journalists and citizens over the divide.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,57   ( 0,27)

Traded Value                  CYP    518.617

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    218.744   357,38   ( 0,03)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.593,69   (-1,38)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    155.642   103,36   ( 0,11)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      5.151    74,50   (-0,08)
Insurance Companies           CYP        924    14,33   ( 1,78)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     23.601    55,63   ( 0,20)
Tourism Companies             CYP     28.202    86,25   ( 1,17)
Trading Companies             CYP     23.409    19,44   ( 1,25)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      6.519    68,83   ( 0,26)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     36.801     3,20   (-0,31)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     31.936    13,12   ( 0,69)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    10,71   ( 0,00)
Hotels                        CYP     49.801    41,01   ( 0,61)
Other Companies               CYP    109.653    78,21   ( 0,09)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                37           23         FINE
Larnaca                33           24         FINE
Limassol               33           26         FINE
Paphos                 31           24         FINE

[07] Hadjidemetriou says Cyprus at final stage of harmonisation

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Hadjidemetriou says Cyprus at final stage of harmonisation

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) - Cyprus is at the final stage of harmonisation with the acquis communautaire and a great number of bills are being promoted for approval when the House of Representatives convenes in an extraordinary session on September 18, Harmonisation Coordinator Takis Hadjidemetriou said today.

[08] Cyprus has one of the highest labour force rates in the EU

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Cyprus has one of the highest labour force rates in the EU

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) - Cyprus has one of the highest labour force rates in the European Union, according the report ''Labour Force Survey'' for 2001 and 2002 of the Cyprus Statistical Service.

[09] Spokesman says Denktash's machinations illegal

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Spokesman says Denktash's machinations illegal

Nicosia, Aug 7 (CNA) The Cyprus government believes Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's machinations to encourage Greek Cypriots to apply to a so-called ''commission of compensation'' in the Turkish-occupied areas is illegal and they will be rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.

Cypriot Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides told reporters during an impromptu briefing that the government strongly opposes any Greek Cypriots ''applying'' to the so-called ''commission'' to receive compensation for their properties in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, noting that it is monitoring the issue.

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