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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Women in Kuwait participate for the first time in heated parliamentary electionsKuwait City, Kuwait - Kuwaiti women turned out in force to vote and to stand for the first time in parliamentary elections in the oil-rich Gulf state after a heated campaign focused on electoral reform and corruption. |
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Women appointed to Kuwait councilKuwait City, Kuwait - The government of Kuwait has named two women as members of its municipal council, for the first time in the history of the Gulf emirate. |
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Kuwaiti women get political rightsKuwait City, Kuwait - The Kuwaiti parliament has voted to give women the right to vote and to run for office -- if they observe Islamic laws. |
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news from the Middle East
- Landmark cooperation deal signed between UN and Iraqi Government
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- Iraq Museum Reclaims 700 Stolen Artifacts
- Saudi King makes plea for new interfaith dialogue
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