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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-01-30
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[01] Cyprus Airways - Proposal - Olympic Airways
[02] Cyprus - Turkish occupied areas - Greek Cypriot
[03] Tourism Minister - Tourist arrivals
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[01] Cyprus Airways - Proposal - Olympic Airways
Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) -- Cyprus Airways announced that it will submit
tomorrow a non binding proposal to participate in the privatization of
Olympic Airways as part of an investment consortium, to be established for
this purpose.
A press release, issued here by Cyprus Airways, said the airline intends to
acquire a majority stake in Olympic Airways.
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[02] Cyprus - Turkish occupied areas - Greek Cypriot
Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) -- An illegal court in the northern areas of Cyprus,
occupied by Turkey since 1974, today adjourned until February 8 a so-called
hearing to decide whether to free on bail a Greek Cypriot, abducted last
December and "charged" with drug possession.
The illegal court took the decision to give the so-called attorney
general's office time to examine a file handed over by Panicos Tziakourmas'
Turkish Cypriot lawyer and to enable the Greek Cypriot, who is a diabetic,
to be taken to hospital for medical observation.
CNA MA/MM/2001
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[03] Tourism Minister - Tourist arrivals
Nicosia, Jan 30 (CNA) -- Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister Nicos
Rolandis today said a five to 10 percent increase in tourist arrivals is
expected this year, according to existing indications, while revenue from
the tourism sector is expected to reach 1,3 billion Cyprus pounds. (One
Cyprus pound trades at about two US dollars).
Addressing the annual Tourist Business Association meeting, Rolandis said
that 2,7 million tourists visited the island in 2000 compared to 2,43
million the previous year, an increase of 10.5 percent, while revenue in
the same year reached 1,18 billion as opposed to 1,02 billion in 1999, an
increase of 15,5 percent.
CNA MA/MM/2001
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