CAIRO, Jan 1 (Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Jan. 1, 2017:

Al-Akhbar:

-Sisi calls for highest levels of alert in securing facilities

-Increasing protection measures for low income sector and targeting subsidies

-State Council official arrested over bribery charges after his resignation

-Egypt finishes restoration of the church adjacent to St. Marks Coptic Cathedral a week early

-Urgent affairs court upholds proceeding with Tiran and Sanafir agreement

Al-Ahram:

-Encouraging private investment to provide employment opportunities for youth

-President: continuing studies to establish 100,000 greenhouses

-Trial use of petrol smart cards starts Sunday

-Tirana and Sanafir agreement in parliament Sunday

-Chief of Staff of Egypt’s armed forces meets with Libyan MPs

-State Council Secretary General resigns

Al-Shorouk:

-Urgent Affairs court upholds decision to proceed with Tiran and Sanafir agreement

-Government source: parliament discusses maritime agreement separately from its judicial route…Lawyer Khaled Ali files another lawsuit before the administrative court

-Activating petrol smart card system

-Police officer, conscript killed in Arish explosion

-Train crash in ‘Ayat

Al-Masry al-Youm:

-Four thousand gas stations begin trial implementation of petrol smart cards  

-Petroleum Ministry: no price hikes

-Tiran and Sanafir update: upholding decision to proceed with agreement

-Dalia Khourshid and Ghada Wali among the strongest Arab women

-Sisi calls for provision of goods and intensifying market supervision

Al-Watan:

-Five lawsuits filed to halt referral of Egyptian-Saudi agreement to parliament

-State Council accepts Shalaby’s resignation