CAIRO, Jan 7(Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Jan. 7, 2017:

Al-Akhbar:

-Sisi: next year in administrative capital, celebration of biggest church and mosque in Egypt

-Armed forces thwart attack on checkpoint, killing and injuring 25

Al-Ahram:

-Sisi in St Marks Cathedral: inauguration of the biggest mosque and church in Administrative Capital

-Nine militants killed in checkpoint in North Sinai

-Nubians to Al-Ahram: we are upper Egypt’s gatekeepers

Al-Masry Al-Youm:

-Building biggest church and mosque in administrative capital

-PM to face parliament within days to review semi-annual report

Al-Watan:

-Egyptian move to solve the Libyan crisis

-Presidential pardon committee finishes another list of youth to be released, date yet to be determined

-National team to prepare for Africa

Al-Shorouk:

-Army thwarts attack at dawn, killing nine militants

-Copts pray for church bombing martyrs in Christmas celebrations

-Endowments ministry prepares Friday written sermons  for coming five years

-Student hangs himself, bringing the number of suicide cases in Mahalla to four