RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia launched on Friday the e-tourist visa, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Announced in a ceremony to mark the World Tourism Day in Riyadh, the first phase of the new service would cover citizens of 49 countries, in which they could obtain their visas via the website or on arrival. (Saudi-Tourism)

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GAZA -- A young Palestinian man was shot dead Friday by Israeli army's gunfire during the weekly anti-Israel protests along the Gaza-Israel border, Palestinian health ministry in Gaza said.

In a statement, the ministry said that 20-year-old Saher Othman died of wounds he sustained earlier in the day during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers near the border fence in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. (Palestine-Israel-Protest)

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CAIRO -- The Egyptian army and police killed at least 118 terrorists during recent raids in North and Central Sinai, the Egyptian military said in a statement on Friday.

"Guns of different types and improvised explosive devices ready for explosion were found in their possession," the statement added, noting that the raids took place over the past few days until Friday. (Egypt-Sinai Raids-Terrorism)

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TEHRAN -- The released British oil tanker, the Stena Impero, has left Iran's Bandar Abbas port to international waters on Friday morning local time, the Ports and Shipping Office of Iran's southern Hormozgan province announced, according to official IRNA news agency.

"The captain and the crew of the ship have officially committed that they have no claims," the statement by the Ports and Shipping Office was quoted as saying by IRNA. (Iran-Britain-Oil Tanker) Enditem

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