Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-10-30

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CONTENTS

[01] Women's rights Europarliament committee in Cyprus

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Bundesdag Vice Chairman hopes for a Cyprus settlement before May 1st 2004

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Scancom (Cyprus) Ltd secures licence for mobile telephony

[07] OSCE calls for investigation into attack of T/C journalist

[08] Laakso calls for census in occupied areas

[09] Scancom has six months to operate GSM services in Cyprus

[01] Women's rights Europarliament committee in Cyprus

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Women's rights Europarliament committee in Cyprus

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Sauturday: 31/10/2003 to 01/11/2003 ---------------------------------------------- The weather on Friday will be partly cloudy with probability of local showers but on Saturday fine with local cloud. Winds will be southerly to southwesterly light to moderate and the state of sea slight to moderate.

Maximum temperature: Around 25 C inland and over coastal areas. Minimum temperature: Around 15 C inland and over coastal areas.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 02/11/2003 to 03/11/2003 ------------------------------------------------------- Fine with local cloud. Small increase in temperature is expected.

[03] Bundesdag Vice Chairman hopes for a Cyprus settlement before May 1st 2004

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Bundesdag Vice Chairman hopes for a Cyprus settlement before May 1st 2004

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) Vice Chairman of German Bundesdag Norbert Lammert, member of a German parliamentary delegation currently visiting Cyprus, has expressed hope that Cyprus' accession to the EU will contribute to efforts for a settlement of the island's political problem before May 1st, 2004.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 30(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                20           8         FAIR
Larnaca                22           9         FAIR
Limassol               20          10         CLOUDY
Paphos                 21           5         FAIR

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,77   (-0,47)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.055.928

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    438.309   339,31   (-0,88)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.633,35   ( 0,63)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    385.178    96,76   (-0,81)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     33.111    72,70   (-0,29)
Insurance Companies           CYP     21.120    16,56   ( 3,24)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     18.997    58,62   ( 1,10)
Tourism Companies             CYP      2.834    72,58   (-0,43)
Trading Companies             CYP     15.154    21,34   (-0,05)
Building and Cement Companies CYP    432.981    72,64   (-0,37)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      9.309     3,60   ( 0,00)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     16.566    12,19   (-2,71)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    12,42   ( 5,08)
Hotels                        CYP     12.219    40,83   ( 0,02)
Other Companies               CYP    106.545    77,75   (-0,94)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Scancom (Cyprus) Ltd secures licence for mobile telephony

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Scancom (Cyprus) Ltd secures licence for mobile telephony

Nicosia, Oct 29 (CNA) Scancom (Cyprus) Ltd has won the bidding at an auction for a second licence for mobile telephony, as part of the island's EU-mandated deregulation drive.

The bidding ended at the 11th round at 12.75 million pounds at which the second consortium, Cosmote Telecommunications (Cyprus) Ltd, did not bid.

[07] OSCE calls for investigation into attack of T/C journalist

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OSCE calls for investigation into attack of T/C journalist

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) -- The Representative on Freedom of the Media of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Freimut Duve, called for the full investigation into the attack against a Turkish Cypriot editor earlier this month.

In a letter to the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Turkey, Georgios Iacovou and Abdullah Gul, Duve referred to the incident where Murat Kanatli, editor of the opposition Yenicag newspaper was attacked and severely beaten and that according to the International Press Institute, those who attacked him were 20-30 members of the Grey Wolves extremist organisation after he covered a demonstration in the occupied part of Nicosia.

[08] Laakso calls for census in occupied areas

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Laakso calls for census in occupied areas

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) Finnish MP and former Rapporteur on the illegal colonisation of the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus by Turkish settlers Jaakko Laakso said here Thursday Turkish Cypriots are a minority in their own community and that Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash is using the Turkish settlers to influence the result of the December illegal elections.

Speaking after meeting Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou, Laakso, who is visiting the island, also said that as long as Denktash is leading the Turkish Cypriot community, there are no real prospects for a Cyprus settlement.

Noting that there has been a great change in Cyprus with positive prospects for a solution, Laakso said that as far as the occupied areas are concerned «there is still a great problem regarding their democratisation. Turkish Cypriots are a minority in their own area, and I have unfortunately noticed that Mr. Denktash uses the Turkish settlers to influence the result of the next elections. Of course, this action is contrary to international law, he said.

[09] Scancom has six months to operate GSM services in Cyprus

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Scancom has six months to operate GSM services in Cyprus

Nicosia, Oct 30 (CNA) Lebanese-backed Scancom (Cyprus) Ltd which won the second GSM license in Cyprus at an auction here will have to become active on the island within six months.

The company secured the license against 12.75 million pounds after two days and 12 rounds of bids and ending up at the 12th round unopposed since Greek state run mobile operator Cosmote Telecommunications backed out at the 11th round.

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