Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was under arrest last night as prosecutors launched an investigation into alleged corruption and abuses of power during his hardline 30-year rule. The 82-year-old one-time ally of Britain and the United States is in hospital after a suspected heart attack, but Egypt’s prosecutor-general still went ahead with a 15-day detention order yesterday. With the army... 

Gamal Mubarak, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's son who is widely tipped as his successor, has fled to London with his family, Arabic website Akhbar al-Arab said on Tuesday. Gamal Mubarak, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s son who is widely tipped as his successor, has fled to London with his family, Arabic website Akhbar al-Arab said on Tuesday. The report came as violent unrest broke...