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Former Labour Party deputy leader John Prescott, left, and former prime minister Tony Blair. Reuters

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Hanan Issa. Photo: Camera Sioned / Literature Wales

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Robert Mardini had many guises at the ICRC, including regional director of the Near and Middle East for seven years, but each role was always much more than just a job. Photo: Shutterstock

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From his desk overlooking Tuborg Harbour near Copenhagen, Novo Holdings chief executive Kasim Kutay manages the assets of the world’s wealthiest enterprise entity, the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Photo: Novo Holdings

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Haifa Al Kaylani's life of encouragement gives Arab women a voice

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Robert Mardini had many guises at the ICRC, including regional director of the Near and Middle East for seven years, but each role was always much more than just a job. Photo: Shutterstock

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From his desk overlooking Tuborg Harbour near Copenhagen, Novo Holdings chief executive Kasim Kutay manages the assets of the world’s wealthiest enterprise entity, the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Photo: Novo Holdings

Why boss of Ozempic parent company revels in his Arab-British heritage

Memories of the community in the block where he grew up while military conflict reigned outside left an indelible mark on the young Habib Haddad's consciousness that was to inform his life's work. Photo: Habib Haddad

Tech entrepreneur Habib Haddad's childhood lesson from war-torn Beirut

Itam Azzam with her Bafta. Photo: Itab Azzam

Syrian filmmaker hopes olive tree bears fruit in London haven

Haifa Al Kaylani OBE, pictured at the Carlton Jumeirah London, is known as a change-maker in areas from leadership and youth empowerment to sustainability and the environment. Photo: Mark Chilvers

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