Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 01-12-27

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] Record-breaking rainfall this December

[04] Cyprus to participate in all EU programmes

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus protests violations of its air space

[07] Spokesman: we trust our people, we are not worried

[08] Cyprus included in Spanish EU presidency priorities

[09] Cyprus ready for euro circulation

[10] Parties appear skeptical about future prospects on Cyprus

[11] Cyprus President says three for dinner with Denktash

[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Dec 27 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              130,18  ( 0,09)

Traded Value                  CYP  8.346.483

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP  1.491.941   520,70  ( 0,34)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    920.718   142,33  ( 0,27)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    307.947   124,41  (-0,54)
Insurance Companies           CYP     41.527    51,66  (-0,23)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     94.222    55,25  ( 0,25)
Tourism Companies             CYP     89.672    96,51  (-0,94)
Trading Companies             CYP    229.898    32,20  (-1,35)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     81.890    55,40  ( 0,38)
�nformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     52.797     8,46  (-1,51)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    657.523    29,72  ( 1,75)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP     10.957    27,22  (-4,42)
Hotels                        CYP    478.435    80,23  ( 0,02)
Other Companies               CYP  5.198.586   146,46  (-0,78)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 27 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 28/12/2001 to 29/12/2001

The weather will be partly cloudy with local showers and probable thunderstorms. The wind will prevail southwest to west moderate 3 to 4 bf during daytime and west to northwest gentle 3 bf during nightime. The sea will be generally moderate.

The maximum temperature will range from 14 to 16 degrees C and the minimum temperature will range from 5 to 7 degrees C. The temperature over Troodos mountains will range from 4 to 8 degrees.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 30/12/2001 to 31/12/2001

The weather on Sunday will be mainly fine. Some local showers are expected on Monday. The temperature is expected to note a further fall.

Sea Temperature: 17 C

CNA/GP/2001 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY

[03] Record-breaking rainfall this December

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Record-breaking rainfall this December

Nicosia, Dec 27 (CNA) -- Reserves in Cyprus damns have reached new record levels for December, as 49 million cubic metres of water have so far flowed into the reservoirs, breaking the December 1991 record of 47 million cubic metres. The overall record is still held by January 1989, with 65 million cubic metres of water flowing into dams.

[04] Cyprus to participate in all EU programmes

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Cyprus to participate in all EU programmes

Nicosia, 27 Dec (CNA) -- Cyprus has signed a framework agreement providing for its participation in all European Union (EU) programmes.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Dec 27 (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)
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Nicosia                  18          12         CLOUDY
Larnaca                  19          13         CLOUDY
Limassol                 19          14         RAIN
Paphos                   19          13         CLOUDY

[06] Cyprus protests violations of its air space

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Cyprus protests violations of its air space

Nicosia Dec 27 (CNA) -- The government of the Cyprus Republic has protested to international organisations against repeated violations of its air space and the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR) by Turkish military aircraft, on December 24, 25 and 26, 2001.

According to a Defence Ministry press release, on December 24, a total of 19 Turkish military aircraft violated 13 times Cyprus' national air space and four times the Nicosia FIR.

On December 25, 10 Turkish military jets violated seven times Cyprus' air space and five times the Nicosia FIR.

On December 26, a total of 11 Turkish warplanes violated 10 times the Republic's air space and five times the Nicosia FIR.

Turkish troops have been occupying 37 per cent of its territory since 1974, in violation of repeated UN resolutions calling for their withdrawal.

CNA/GS/GP/2001

[07] Spokesman: we trust our people, we are not worried

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Spokesman: we trust our people, we are not worried

Nicosia, Dec 27 (CNA) -- The government trusts its people and believes that any protests against the presence of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash in the government controlled areas of the Republic on Saturday night would be within the law.

This is the first time since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus that Denktash will cross into the southern government controlled areas of Cyprus, following a similar move by President Glafcos Clerides in early December, when he attended a dinner in occupied Nicosia hosted by Denktash at the latter's residence.

[08] Cyprus included in Spanish EU presidency priorities

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Cyprus included in Spanish EU presidency priorities

Nicosia, Dec 27 (CNA) - The Cyprus problem has been included in the priorities of the Spanish presidency of the European Union, commencing January 1, 2002.

[09] Cyprus ready for euro circulation

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Cyprus ready for euro circulation

Nicosia, Dec 27 (CN�) -- Cyprus Central Bank has allocated 13 million 500 thousand euros to commercial banks to use for exchange transactions as of January 1, 2002, since 12 European countries are giving up their national currency to adopt the common currency, euro.

[10] Parties appear skeptical about future prospects on Cyprus

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Parties appear skeptical about future prospects on Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 27 (CNA) -- Party leaders, speaking only days before a much publicized dinner the President is hosting for the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, appeared rather skeptical today about any positive outcome emerging from Saturday's dinner and next month's start of direct peace talks.

Party leaders see hardly any change in Turkey's attitude towards Cyprus and are reserved in their judgment about the significance of Saturday's dinner.

[11] Cyprus President says three for dinner with Denktash

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Cyprus President says three for dinner with Denktash

Nicosia, Dec 27 (CNA) - Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides said today that there would be only one extra person at the dinner he will be hosting at his home for Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, on December 29.

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