Blast in Bir al-Abd also wounds six; not immediately clear who was behind shelling as Cairo battles IS insurgency in area

Islamic State claims attack in town of Bir al-Abed, which injured 2 soldiers; Egyptian army says it has killed 118 militants in region in recent months

Assault targets an 'assembly center' for police near regional capital El-Arish, according to interior ministry

Deposed former president of largest Arab country collapsed and died in court while appealing his death sentence

Security forces storm hideout in coastal town of el-Arish days after Islamic State-claimed attack at nearby police checkpoint killed 8 officers

Jihadists boast of two simultaneous assaults on police checkpoints in el-Arish as Muslims mark Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr

Troops storm hideouts in coastal city of el-Arish two days after a roadside bomb struck a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids outside Cairo, wounding 17