ALGIERS -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday arrived in Algeria for a three-day visit aimed at easing the strained ties and boosting cooperation.

Macron was welcomed upon his arrival at the Algiers International Airport by his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune and a number of senior Algerian officials. (Algeria-France-Macron Visit)

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DAMASCUS -- A U.S. helicopter gunship fired at the positions of pro-Iran militias in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Thursday, a war monitor reported.

Several militia positions in the city of Mayadeen, including those near a school, a state institution and a headquarters of the Syrian ruling al-Baath party, were targeted by the U.S. helicopter, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. (Syria-US-Fire Exchange)

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ANKARA -- Türkiye said on Thursday that Greek warplanes "harassed" its jets again during a NATO mission over the Aegean Sea, the second such act in three days, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.

Greek pilots put two Turkish F-16s under a radar lock on Wednesday while they were on a NATO mission with the Alliance's AWACS reconnaissance plane at the Nexus Ace exercise, the agency quoted anonymous Turkish sources as saying. (Türkiye-Greece-Warplane-Harassment)

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TEHRAN -- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Thursday unveiled the country's first multi-purpose gamma radiation system in the northwestern city of Bonab.

The project of designing and building a portable gamma system for radiating food was launched in January 2022 and became ready for operation in August, Mohammad Eslami, the head of AEOI, was quoted by the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) as saying at the unveiling ceremony. (Iran-Gamma Radiation System-Launch) Enditem

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