Omar

American

[oh-mahr] / ˈoʊ mɑr /

noun

a male given name.

Omar British

/ ˈəʊmɑː /

noun

died 644 _ad , the second caliph of Islam (634–44). During his reign Islamic armies conquered Syria and Mesopotamia: murdered

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AFP spoke to his former business partner, ex-major Omar Rodriguez, who said that after a few desert ambushes last year, Quijano "paused" the operation.

From Barron's

A spokeswoman for Omar didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal

A former adviser to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said Tuesday he will run against him in April elections, denouncing "democratic backsliding" in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation.

From Barron's

Dan Ballard and Trai Hume are likely to be the only survivors from that 3-0 defeat in Sunday's XI following the inspired arrivals of, among others, Granit Xhaka, Enzo le Fee, Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Noah Sadiki and Omar Alderete.

From BBC

Two Minnesota lawmakers came to Omar’s defense.

From Salon

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