A team from the International Monetary Fund is in Egypt to discuss a $4.8 billion dollar loan. The country is facing a budget deficit of about $22 billion after Egyptian assets dropped by half since the revolution that brought down Hosni Mubarak. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from Cairo.
French and Malian soldiers have captured Timbuktu airport as they continue to re-take territory from al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Northern Mali. On Saturday, they claimed the city of Gao. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland is with the troops and sent this update from the airport.
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