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Former British prime minister Tony Blair with The National's Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi. The team wore masks during set-up and recording of the podcast but Mr Blair and Ms Al-Oraibi, who had both received negative Covid-19 tests, chose not to during the interview for the reason of maintaining sound quality. Image: The National

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The UAE moved from 16th to 15th place on the Henley Passport Index over the past few months, and up 50 spots in a decade. Unsplash

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Dr Yasmin Razak speaks to patients who have received a Covid-19 shot at London Central Mosque, where she is running a pop-up vaccination clinic. Mark Chilvers for The National

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Narges's mother Soraya was killed in the maternity ward attack in Kabul on May 12, 2020. Stefanie Glinski for The National

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