As of the latest news, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to announce this year the 2015 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize among speculations that the prize could be center and was highlighted to Europe Migration crises,Peace talks in Colombia or a U.S-Iran nuclear deal.

Pope Francis is one of the nominees for this year’s award though the committee had been hesitant in the past to consider popes and none has been honored since the fist Nobel Prizes on 1901.

The five member committee has been released and has no hints ahead of the announcement scheduled for 0900 GMT.

A favorite among those placing bets is German Chancellor Angela Merkel for pledging to keep her country’s borders open to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from Syria and other countries.

Others had mentioned already in the buzz that it includes the Rev. Mussi Zerai, an Eritrean priest who helps coordinates rescue missions for migrant crossing the Mediterrianean, and Saudi blogger Raif Badawi.