Today’s headlines: January 8, 2017
The headlines in today’s main state and privately owned newspapers:
10 ministers likely to exit government, Al-Watan (page 1)
Anger in Parliament and criticism in street: Experts want government officials sacked, Al-Wafd (page 1)
Wafd Party calls on Parliament to postpone discussion on Tiran and Sanafir islands deal, Al-Wafd (page 1)
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi: ‘Government and Parliament have no right to concede Egyptian land,’ Al-Shorouk (page 1)
Hamas detains Jihadi militants in Gaza to please Egypt, Al-Masry Al-Youm (page 1)
Health Ministry: '4,000 types of drugs to rise in price by early February,' Youm7 (page 1)
Egypt to be self-sufficient in natural gas by 2019, Al-Ahram (page 1)
Pope Tawadros II heads Christmas mass at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Watani (page 1)
Parliamentary Speaker Ali Abdel Aal and 4th of government greet pope at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Al-Shorouk (page 1)
Dar al-Iftaa calls state protection and construction of churches religiously legitimate, Al-Bawaba (page 1)
Presidential pardons committee prepares 2nd list of detainees to be released, Al-Masry Al-Youm (page 1)
Roads to mid-Sinai closed, as Armed Forces launch campaign to track terrorists, Al-Watan (page 3)
8 conscripts wounded and killed in North Sinai, Al-Wafd (page 3)
US officer stopped in Cairo International Airport for possession of sniper rounds and US$50,000, Al-Watan (page 1)
US dropped 23,000 bombs on 7 countries in 2016, Al-Wafd (page 1)
Suspect in Florida shooting: CIA forced me to fight for Islamic State, Youm7 (page 1)
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