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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon poses for a group photo with participants of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
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First woman Speaker of Parliament elected in Arab world

22 November 2015
General News

The Arab world has elected its first-ever woman Speaker of Parliament.

Dr Amal Al Qubaisi has been elected as Speaker of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Parliament, making her the first-ever woman Speaker of an Arab national parliament.

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