PRESS DIGEST - Cyprus - Aug 12

NICOSIA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Leading reports in Greek Cypriot financial and general press. Reuters has not verified these reports:

CYPRUS MAIL

- Cyprus police warn of a massive road presence this bank holiday weekend following a spate of serious accidents.

- Cyprus's defence ministry reported a leading psychiatrist who deals with army conscripts to the Medical Association for his anti-army stance.

SIMERINI

- Residents of Kato Pyrgos in the remote north-west of Cyprus are concerned that a change of heart may stall the opening of a checkpoint crossing.

- The government said that it is prepared to inject 35 million euros into ailing state charter airline only when a plan of its future prospects is submitted.

POLITIS

- Two Greek Cypriot students returned to Cyprus eight months after joining a protest march in Greece where they were studying.

- Consumers in Cyprus will be hit hard by the high price of meat this holiday weekend due to a shortage.

FINANCIAL MIRROR

- The Bank of Cyprus BOC.CY is winding down its retail operations in Britain, to be replaced by its business centre already in operation.

- Societe Generale Cyprus (SGC) will continue to operate under its present management, despite a planned ownership change.

- Credit card spending in Cyprus fell 2 percent year on year from January to July.

PHILELEFTHEROS

- Cyprus's government spokesman said footage of a group of Greek Cypriots allegedly being arrested by Turkish soldiers during the 1974 invasion, after a brief Greek-inspired coup, and whose remains were later found in a mass grave, proves a war crime was committed.

- State pharmacies set tight rations on blood sugar level test strips to diabetics due to a massive shortage.