Saudi Arabia has launched a series of
initiatives to lure tourists, but the Muslim kingdom continues to prohibit Jews
and Christians from bringing in Bibles, crucifixes and Stars of David,
threatening to confiscate them on sight.
On its website, the British Foreign Office
says of Saudi Arabia: "The importation and use of narcotics, alcohol, pork
products and religious books, apart from the Quran (Koran), and artifacts are
forbidden."