KUWAIT’S first female cabinet member took the oath of office in parliament yesterday over the shouts of Muslim fundamentalist and tribal MPs opposed to women’s participation in politics.

POLITICAL science teacher Massouma al-Mubarak yesterday became Kuwait's first ever female minister.

Political science teacher Massouma al-Mubarak was appointed today as a Cabinet minister, becoming Kuwait’s first ever female minister, the state-owned Kuwait Television said.

IRAQIS were unimpressed

Iraqis were unimpressed by George Bush’s speech, saying it only showed the US President’s determination to go to war.