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The Daily PollSAUDI ARABIA HAS asked Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer to work on a new version of its national anthem, according to a senior official.
“We discussed a lot about many future projects that I hope will see the light of day soon… including rearranging the Saudi national anthem with different instruments,” General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Alalshikh posted on X.
The Saudi anthem “Aash Al-Malik” (“Long Live The King”) was written in 1947 by Egyptian composer Abdul Rahman Al-Khateeb, at the request of founding monarch King Abdulaziz, and its current version is in the “Arab fanfare” style common in the region in that era.
It was not immediately clear why the authorities were looking to revamp the anthem, but it seems to be part of an image makeover effort by the conservative kingdom.
So with reports of Zimmer working on a new version of the Saudi Arabia national anthem, would you like to see an updated version of Amhrán na bhFiann?
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Verrimus. Ex British Spooks. 100% Honest and reliable so…….
Ireland moving on a progressive modern country? Your comment and Enda not suggesting so …
Why are people going out of their way to make Verrimus look bad? They never implicated anyone.. not did they trigger the suspicions of GSOC.
It’s quite interesting the number of people who have commented on Verrimus in the recent days. One would almost be tempted to call it astroturfing. The issue really really shouldn’t be about the findings of that company.. they can not and have not been shown to be false or misleading.
People have lost sight of the main issue altogether.. GSOC believed that a breach had taken place because some Gardai knew about stuff they shouldn’t have known about. Did Cooke address this at all? =/
Is there someone in GSOC leaking info, are the media somehow implicit? The entire report just addresses presuppositions that people had made, without actually getting to the bottom of anything, and it raises more questions than it answers.
Verrimus are experienced professionals in this field. If you read the Cooke report you will see that they performed their duties properly and co-operated fully with Cooke. I’m a techie and I could tell that these guys really know what they are talking about. In my opinion, anyone who is trying to discredit them, or their findings must have a vested interest. If you read the full report and you think that there was no surveillance, then you are an idiot.
The Cooke report is a very well orchastrated attempt to deliver facts which cannot be argued whilst ignoring a huge amount of unadressed issues.
I’ve read a lot of things from a lot of sources and the more I read, the more the Cooke report seems like a wishy washy but cleverly written document.
It’s basically the “Nothing to see here, move along” report.
So they people paid to look into this said it was never in their remit, the people who were been bugged said they weren’t been bugged and the people doing the bugging said they didn’t , I am glad that’s all cleared up then, all this from a judge, sounds about right
LM Group’s daily rant…like clockwork!
Mark, I presume you are a guard, I only deal with facts, something the guards no nothing about,
what fact??
Is that you Boylan , how’s the new truck going
I’m not really sure who’s patronising who here…
This is so typical. The deniers out in full force. It’s a cover up. It’s a conspiracy. It’s a …. whatever you’re having yourself. Risible. Move along there lads. You’re embarrassing yourselves – again.
Thats right John because past and present governments have an umblemished record when it comes to uncovering the truth on their own misgivings don’t they?
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