CAIRO, Jul 18 (Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Jul. 18, 2016:

Al-Ahram:

-Sisi: Free Trade Area with Africa to be established soon

-House of Representatives preliminarily approves civil service bill

-High school exams’ grades: Preliminary indicators show 87 pct pass rate; lower grades in math, science tracks and higher grades in literature track

Al-Akhbar:

-House of Representatives approves 10 pct increase in pensions, preliminarily approves civil service bill

-Sisi in African Union Summit in Kigali: No alternative to African integration

-Prime Minister: Wheat silos to accommodate additional 1.8 million tons of storage

Al-Shorouk:

-Parliament preliminarily approves civil service bill

-Sisi participates in African Union Summit in Kigali

-Aviation minister in Moscow for resumption of tourist visits

Al-Masry al-Youm:

-Sisi calls for ‘Dark Continent’ integration

-House of Representatives approves 12 articles in civil service bill

-One person killed, 3 injured in Muslim-Christian fight in Minya

Al-Watan:

-Egypt leads Africa for Security Council reforms

-Parliament meeting on civil service bill: 407 parliamentarians absent; argument over jobs for those injured in ‘2 revolutions’

-Traffic jam hits Greater Cairo