16 February – Egypt's chief prosecutor denies Egyptian student and human rights activist Patrick George Zaki, 28, was tortured for criticizing President Fattah el-Sissi.
29 February – Egypt says it will use "all means" to defend its interests in a dispute with Ethiopia and Sudan over a damon the Nile River.
13 March – Twenty people are killed as "the dragon," the strongest storm in 35 or 40 years, hits Egypt, closing Luxor International Airport.
30 March – Museums and archaeological sites, including the Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza, are closed until at least April 15. Authorities still plan to light up the pyramids on 30 March to honor health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt. 600 infections and 40 deaths have been reported due to the virus.
*The nighttime curfew is shortened by one hour during Ramadan. The curfew will run from 9 pm to 6 am.
*Attempts to resolve disputes between the Spanish firm Naturgy Energy Group S.A., the Italian Eni S.p.A., and the Egyptian government over a gas plant in Damietta, northern Egypt, fail.
8 May – President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi expands his state-of-emergency powers under the coronavirus pandemic threat. Public and private meetings, protests, celebrations and other forms of assembly can be banned; taxes and utility payments can be postponed. The state of emergency began in April 2017.
17 May – Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief for Mada Masr, an independent news website, is arrested during an interview.
May 24 to 26 – Eid al-Fitr
2 June – American Mohamed Soltan, 32, sues former Prime Minister Hazem El Beblawi for crimes against humanity. Soltan was imprisoned in Egypt for 21 months starting in 2013.
June 17 to 20 – Egyptian hackers engage in cyberattacks against Ethiopia's security forces.
June 27
*Egypt executes Libyan militant Abdel-Rahim al-Mosmari, convicted of plotting an attack that killed at least 16 police officers in October 2017.
*The government arrests several doctors and other medical workers who criticize the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Mohamed Amashah, 24, an Egyptian-American student, is released from Tora prison in Cairo after 16 months of captivity.
July 10 - Egyptian spy uncovered in German Press Office. He was looking for information on Egyptian opposition figures in Germany.
July 10 – The government bans kite-flying, seizing 369 kites in Cairo and 99 in Alexandria, citing both safety and national security concerns.
July 13 – At least 100 women, many minors, complain of sexual assault, harassment, blackmail, or rape. Activists set up @assaultpolice on Instagram to collect allegations. Many of the anonymous accounts are from students at the American International School, one of the country’s most expensive private high schools, and The American University in Cairo.
January 28 – February 7: 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations: Morocco was the defending champion and successfully managed to defend their title after beating Egypt 5–0 in the final.
