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Emir deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

By Sherida S J al-Kaabi/Doha

HH the Emir: peace efforts

Each year the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Prize to geniuses who excel in various fields of science as well as to a person who has contributed extensively to the maintenance of international peace and security. US President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

In spite of my full appreciation of the large role played by President
Sherida S J al-Kaabi

Hello, I'm new to this site. However, I'd like to try and contribute actively to this forum.

I would like to post a story about Qatar which I came across the other day. It appeared in Kuwait Times last Wednesday. I'm providing the link to another person's blog who had attributed the story to Kuwait Times. It made interesting reading. It also shows Qatar's ambition.

(Unfortunately, I could not locate the story on Kuwait Times...)

http://thegulfblog.com/2009/07/20/qatar’s-increasing-international-profile/

Qatar’s increasing international profile

David B Roberts

Sudan leader in Qatar for summit

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has arrived in Qatar for an Arab summit due to discuss an indictment against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

He has already visited Egypt, Eritrea and Libya over the past week to drum up support from his neighbours.

Qatar has not signed the ICC charter, which obliges member states to arrest indictees on their territory, but clerics have urged Mr Bashir not to go.

Libya's leader earlier said the ICC was a "new form of world terrorism".

Muammar Gaddafi, who is also president of the African Union, spoke out against the ICC warrant on a visit to the organisation's headquarters in Ethiopia on Sunday.