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Saudi man arrested, accused of helping non-Muslim journalist enter Mecca

Israeli press reports identified the journalist as Israeli television reporter Gil Tamary, though Saudi authorities referred to the journalist as a “US citizen.”
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Saudi authorities have charged a man with helping a non-Muslim journalist enter the holy city of Mecca. 

Mecca police referred an unidentified citizen to prosecutors for allegedly “transferring and facilitating” a non-Muslim journalist’s entry into the Muslim holy city. The journalist, only identified as a US citizen, allegedly entered via a route that non-Muslims are not allowed to use, the official Saudi Press Agency reported today.

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