Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-08-14

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus marks 29th anniversary of second Turkish offensive

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus: Highest rate for respect of political rights and civil liberties

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus Airways steps up its operation to tackle growing demand

[01] Cyprus marks 29th anniversary of second Turkish offensive

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Cyprus marks 29th anniversary of second Turkish offensive

Nicosia, Aug 14 (CNA) - Cyprus marks today the 29th anniversary of Turkey's second offensive against the island in the summer of 1974 resulting to the occupation of the islands northern third.

It was 14 August 1974 when Ankara's representatives to the Geneva peace talks at the time refused to give the Greek Cypriot representative time to consider their proposals and effectively presented Glafcos Clerides, former President of the Republic, with an ultimatum.

Turkish troops invaded Cyprus on 20 July 1974, five days after the legal government of the late Archbishop Makarios III was toppled by a military coup engineered by the military junta then ruling Greece.

Two unproductive conferences in Geneva followed, the first between Britain, Greece and Turkey and the second with the additional attendance of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot representatives.

Three weeks after a ceasefire was declared on 22 July, and despite the fact that talks were still being held and just as agreement seemed about to be reached, the Turkish army mounted a second full-scale offensive. As a result, Turkey increased its hold to include the booming tourist resort of Famagusta in the east and the rich citrus-growing area of Morphou in the west. All in all almost 37% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus came under Turkish military occupation.

Nearly one third of the population, some 200,000 Greek Cypriots, were forcibly uprooted from their homes and properties, thousands were killed during the hostilities, over 1,000 persons were listed as missing while thousands of Greek Cypriots and Maronites remained enlaved.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 14 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 15/08/2003 to 16/08/2003

Fine and mainly weather is expected. Some cloud will form inland and over mountain areas, in the afternoon. Light to gentle variable winds will be blowing in the morning and overnight, while gentle to moderate sea breezes will prevail in the afternoon. The state of sea will be smooth to slight.

Maximum temperature is expected around 39C inland, 35 Cover the east and south coasts, 31C over the west coast and 29C over Prodromos.

Minimum temperature around 24C inland and over the east and south coasts, 20C over the west and 17C over Prodromos.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 17/08/2003 to 18/08/2003

No significant change in the weather is expected. Maximum temperature is expected to rise slightly.

[03] Cyprus: Highest rate for respect of political rights and civil liberties

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Cyprus: Highest rate for respect of political rights

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 14 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               87,18   ( 0,51)

Traded Value                  CYP    273.605

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    138.140   361,64   ( 0,95)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.542,55   ( 1,60)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP     95.515   104,04   ( 0,79)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      1.967    75,61   (-0,11)
Insurance Companies           CYP        900    14,41   ( 0,21)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      9.792    55,76   ( 0,20)
Tourism Companies             CYP      9.712    85,41   (-0,05)
Trading Companies             CYP     30.258    20,18   ( 0,35)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      9.368    69,94   ( 0,32)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      6.409     3,20   ( 1,59)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      8.567    12,84   (-1,23)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        274    11,81   ( 3,42)
Hotels                        CYP     15.181    41,17   ( 0,56)
Other Companies               CYP     50.130    78,43   ( 0,55)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 14 (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                38           24         FINE
Larnaca                34           25         FINE
Limassol               35           21         FINE
Paphos                 31           20         FINE

[06] Cyprus Airways steps up its operation to tackle growing demand

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Cyprus Airways steps up its operation to tackle growing demand

Nicosia, Aug 14 (CNA)- Cyprus Airways operates extra flights during this period to face growing demand, Michalis Konstantinou, a company spokesman, has told CNA, adding that between 11th of August and 1st of September, the airline will put on 90 extra flights.

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