Seven insurgents reportedly dead after attacking Egypt's forces; attack comes days after IS struck a water pumping station in the peninsula

'Egypt has become... an oasis of security and stability in the region,' says President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

Military says 'three officers and four soldiers were killed or wounded' in operations over last six weeks

Police raid hideout of 'terrorist elements' in provincial capital of El-Arish, find weapons and explosives, officials say

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

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

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