11.   Thousands of people sang a verse from one of the pro-democracy anthems that has been sung each of the last eight years here.

12.   The concert was led by a popular Egyptian pop star, Anouskha, who also sang a few verses in English and French.

13.   Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and Roy Clark sang verses of the song recorded by Buck Owens and The Beatles.

14.   A Lebanese prosecutor has charged musician Marcel Khalife with insulting Islam by singing a verse from the Koran, judicial sources said Thursday.