NYT, WaPo bureau chiefs summoned over their coverage of Egypt: The State Information Service (SIS) summoned on Friday New York Times Cairo bureau chief Declan Walsh and Washington Times bureau chief Sudarsan Raghavan over their newspapers’ recent coverage of Egypt, according to a statement. Walsh and Raghavan are expected to meet with SIS head Diaa Rashwan today. The summoning comes after a piece Walsh penned on freedom of expression in Egypt was published on Thursday.

An Ismailia doctor was the subject of harassment and threats from local community members afraid of getting sick after her close proximity to covid-19 patients, the AFP reports. Healthcare professionals are facing rising hostilities from communities fearful of frontline defenders’ potential for transmission.

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