Spain seizes Mubarak-linked assets

Robbing EgyptA three-part special investigation by Cairo correspondent Bradley Hope on the corruption that has blighted Egypt.

Corruption at the top Hosni Mubarak's reputation for frugality never quieted speculation that the longtime Egyptian president, his family and his confidants were exploiting their positions of power to salt away billions of dollars in private bank accounts. Read article

Mubarak's mates exploited their connections As the search continues for Egypt's missing billions, one man – Hussein Salem – personifies the scale of the challenge facing investigators.

Mubarak's Egypt, where everything was for sale Prolific acts of graft and double-dealing have spread like a noxious weed through everyday life in Egypt.