Out of Egypt: British-Lebanese talk-show star Liliane Daoud

British-Lebanese political talk show host Liliane Daoud was arrested and deported from Egypt late Monday night, the immigration authorities said.

The former BBC journalist who hosted a political talk show on Egyptian TV was put on an EgyptAir flight to Beirut that left at 2130 GMT.

Daoud's lawyer Zyad el Eleimi posted on Facebook that she had called him from the plane before the flight departed.

"Eight men who said they were from the border police force took her to an unknown location after taking her telephone and her British passport," Daoud's ex-husband Khaled al-Berri had earlier told AFP. Daoud also holds a Lebanese passport.

The men said they would check whether the journalist's residence permit was valid, and that she would otherwise face deportation.

The prominent TV talk show host's contract with Egyptian OTV television expired, Berri said.

Daoud has faced a barrage of online criticism in recent months over accusations she is close to the opposition.