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Nobel laureates

Iran Nobel winner Mohammadi ‘between life and death’: Supporters

Iranian peace activist Narges Mohammadi at her home in Tehran on September 4, 2001. She is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard with a heart condition.
Iranian peace activist Narges Mohammadi at her home in Tehran on September 4, 2001. She is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard with a heart condition.

Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi needs urgent heart treatment in Tehran, says brother

FILE PHOTO: A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS/File Photo

Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after ‘cardiac crisis’, foundation says

FILE PHOTO: A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS/File Photo

287 nominated for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize; Trump likely among them

Of the nominations in 2026, 208 are individuals are 79 are organisations.
Of the nominations in 2026, 208 are individuals are 79 are organisations.

Son of Iran’s ousted shah names Nobel winner to ‘justice committee’

Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi would lead the committee of experienced Iranian experts spanning four different generations.
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi would lead the committee of experienced Iranian experts spanning four different generations.

Ig Nobel prizes moving to Europe because US is ‘unsafe’ to visit

Previous winners of the Ig Nobel Prize include researchers who determined that acute appendicitis can be accurately diagnosed by the amount of pain evident when the patient is driven over speed bumps.
Previous winners of the Ig Nobel Prize include researchers who determined that acute appendicitis can be accurately diagnosed by the amount of pain evident when the patient is driven over speed bumps.

Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel Peace Prize snub

People attend a protest against US President Donald Trump’s demand that Greenland be ceded to the United States.
People attend a protest against US President Donald Trump’s demand that Greenland be ceded to the United States.

News analysis

Trump has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but neither got what they really wanted

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented US President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal in the Oval Office, on Jan 15.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented US President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal in the Oval Office, on Jan 15.

Norway stunned after Machado gifts Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump

The Nobel Prize has become the focus of an ethical debate about who gets to claim it after Maria Corina Machado gave hers to US President Donald Trump.
The Nobel Prize has become the focus of an ethical debate about who gets to claim it after Maria Corina Machado gave hers to US President Donald Trump.

Machado gives Trump her Nobel: Medal has been sold before for millions of dollars

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves to supporters as she departs the White House following a meeting with US president Donald Trump on Jan 15.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves to supporters as she departs the White House following a meeting with US president Donald Trump on Jan 15.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.