Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-10-08

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CONTENTS

[01] Kazamias to attend Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council

[02] Theodorou to attend European Ministers of Justice Conference

[03] Cyprus FM refutes allegations on illegal state's OIC PU status

[04] CSE officials to hold contacts in New York

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Iacovou to visit Budapest, Luxembourg

[08] Government welcomes EU involvement in Loizidou case

[09] President Papadopoulos to pay official visit to Luxembourg

[10] Kyprianou addresses EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

[11] Cypriot MPs to take part in OSCE PA meeting

[01] Kazamias to attend Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council

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Kazamias to attend Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) -- Cyprus Communications and Works Minister Kyriakos Kazamias leaves today for Luxembourg, to attend a Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council to be held October 9 - 10.

[02] Theodorou to attend European Ministers of Justice Conference

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Theodorou to attend European Ministers of Justice Conference

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) -- Cyprus Minister of Justice and Public Order Doros Theodorou and Attorney General Solonas Nikitas leave today for Sofia, Bulgaria, to represent Cyprus at the 25th Conference of European Ministers of Justice to be held October 9-10 October.

[03] Cyprus FM refutes allegations on illegal state's OIC PU status

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Cyprus FM refutes allegations on illegal state's OIC PU status

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) -- Cyprus' Foreign Ministry has said that statements and reports claiming that the Turkish Cypriot illegal regime in Cyprus' occupied areas enjoys observer status in the Organisation of Islamic Conference Parliamentary Union are unfounded.

A press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the Cypriot Ministry looked thoroughly into the issue of the application put forward by the internationally-condemned illegal state to participate in the OIC Parliamentary Union that took place in Jakarta, Indonesia.

[04] CSE officials to hold contacts in New York

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CSE officials to hold contacts in New York

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) -- President of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) Akis Kleanthous and CSE Director Nontas Metaxas will hold October 13 contacts with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a view to look into prospects of cooperation between the two bourses.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               89,33   (-0,65)

Traded Value                  CYP    485.048

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    206.055   359,48   (-0,53)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.496,12   (-2,33)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    153.881   102,46   (-0,66)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     39.321    76,52   (-0,18)
Insurance Companies           CYP     20.794    17,12   ( 0,00)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     17.572    60,72   ( 0,03)
Tourism Companies             CYP      6.654    80,22   (-0,25)
Trading Companies             CYP     70.840    22,47   (-1,53)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      4.311    75,36   (-1,09)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     34.710     3,78   (-2,33)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     14.573    13,14   ( 0,31)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        377    11,77   ( 6,04)
Hotels                        CYP     24.996    43,36   (-1,32)
Other Companies               CYP     64.881    81,56   (-0,65)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                33          17         FINE
Larnaca                29          19         FAIR
Limassol               29          21         FINE
Paphos                 27          18         FAIR

[07] Iacovou to visit Budapest, Luxembourg

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Iacovou to visit Budapest, Luxembourg

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou leaves for Budapest tomorrow for an official visit at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Kovacs.

[08] Government welcomes EU involvement in Loizidou case

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Government welcomes EU involvement in Loizidou case

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) The Cyprus government has described as ''very important'' the European Unions involvement in efforts to secure compliance by Turkey with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling, relating to human rights violations in Cyprus.

[09] President Papadopoulos to pay official visit to Luxembourg

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President Papadopoulos to pay official visit to Luxembourg

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos will pay an official visit to Luxembourg on 15 October, at the invitation of the countrys Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.

[10] Kyprianou addresses EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

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Kyprianou addresses EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

By Nicos Bellos

Belgium, Oct 8 (CNA) Cyprus Finance Minister Markos Kyprianou has called on the members of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council to take into consideration the individuality of small island states in mapping out the transport and research European network, which will be implemented with the help of the EU.

[11] Cypriot MPs to take part in OSCE PA meeting

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Cypriot MPs to take part in OSCE PA meeting

Nicosia, Oct 8 (CNA) Deputies Stavros Evagorou, Eleni Theocharous and Aristos Chrysostomou, members of the Cyprus delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for the Security and Cooperation in Europe, leave for Rome on Thursday to participate in a conference entitled Religious Freedom, hosted by the Italian Parliament from 9-10 October.

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