Friday: Day in photos - Cairo

The French navy helicopter carrier Jean de Vienne passes through the Suez Canal in Egypt on its way to Somalia to take part in the European Union's anti-piracy operation. The operation will begin Dec. 8, when warships will begin patrolling the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden. The piracy threat has prompted many ships to use longer but safer routes to avoid the Suez Canal and the Somali coast.

November 21, 2008