A Cairo criminal court ruled yesterday that Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, sons of the former president, should be released from custody because they had already served the maximum detention period established by the Egyptian penal code. Read Article Cairo court orders release of Mubarak's sons
Egypt vowed to pursue men like Hussein Salem, the 'Father of Sharm El Sheikh', for riches gained under ousted premier Hosni Mubarak. But hard times may have blunted its zeal. Bradley Hope reports from Cairo Read Article Egypt's pursuit of Mubarak's cronies falters
As the search gathers pace, the line between illicitly obtained wealth and perfectly legal - though not always transparent - transactions between members of the Mubarak family, their friends and others who operated in the same lofty political and financial circles has become more difficult to draw. Read Article Egypt hunts for the ill-gotten gains of the Mubarak regime
In the second of a three-part, abridged serialisation of his book Last Days of the Pharaoh, Bradley Hope describes Hosni Mubarak as incapable of reaching beyond a small circle of family and close aides. Read Article Hosni Mubarak, a president cut off from his people
More than 200,000 people marched across the country to vent their anger at the government's lavish spending in demonstrations which were initially triggered by a rise in bus fares. Brazil hit by largest protests in 20 years
The Saudi prince currently developing the world's tallest tower has invited the Dubai developer Emaar to help to develop an even higher building - a mile high - in one of the world's largest cities. Going for a mile-high building