Egypt in the News on 23 March 2021

It’s a relatively quiet morning for Egypt in the foreign press. Feminists around the world are honoring the late Nawal El Saadawi, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 90, Reuters notes. Meanwhile, this Forbes contributor piece suggests ancient Egypt’s defeat by the Romans was caused by volcanoes, with new evidence suggesting the ancient strategic city of Berenice on Egypt’s Red Sea coast was abandoned a few decades after its foundation due to a drought triggered by a volcanic eruption.