http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070526-120206-3261r.htm
“Airports keep security tight over holiday”
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
May 26, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Forget bringing mom an apple pie and be sure to pack the suntan lotion into checked bags when traveling by air this Memorial Day weekend, say Department of Homeland Security officials.
With the terrorist threat level at orange, or “high” for all domestic and international flights, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials continue to crack down on what can, and cannot, be packed in carry-on bags.”
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55884
“Christian arrested for visiting Mecca
Only Muslims are allowed to enter Islam’s holy city”
Posted: May 26, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: “When Saudi authorities discovered a man working in Mecca was a Christian, they immediately arrested him, highlighting the desert kingdom’s law barring non-Muslims from the Islamic holy city.
The Saudi regime’s Expatriates Monitoring Committee used a new high-tech finger-print system to identify Nirosh Kamanda of Sri Lanka as a Christian, reported Arab News, the government-approved English-language paper.
“The Grand Mosque and the holy city are forbidden to non-Muslims,” said Col. Suhail Matrafi, head of the department in charge of Expatriates Affairs in Mecca. “The new fingerprints system is very helpful and will help us a lot to discover the identity of a lot of criminals and overstayers.””