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Tariq Tahir

Tariq Tahir

Senior Correspondent Investigations & News
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Tariq Tahir joined The National as a senior reporter covering investigations in May 2023. Previously he has worked as a senior foreign news reporter for The Sun, senior reporter for Metro, senior reporter for the Evening Standard and Political Correspondent for The Press Association. He has also worked freelance for UK national titles including The Times and Telegraph.
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An anti-regime protester at the Iranian embassy in London. Many Iranians abroad have been unable to reach relatives inside the country and fear for their welfare. AFP
Internet shutdown leaves Iranians dreading aftermath of protests

Authorities in Tehran declare violence has been quelled after days of unrest

MENAJanuary 12, 2026
A protester waves the flag of the Iranian monarchy after climbing the country's London embassy. AFP
Police step up security at Iran's embassy and consulate in London amid protests

Iranians show solidarity with demonstrators in their homeland, as Reform leader Nigel Farage addresses crowds

UKJanuary 12, 2026
The Met Police says its action has made London a safer city.
Murders at record low in London as city fights reputation for crime

UK capital has been in the spotlight amid claims that it is unsafe to visit

UKJanuary 12, 2026
Adem Savas was at one time the top target of the UK's National Crime Agency. Photo: National Crime Agency
Turkish boat supplier who made 'millions' from people smuggling jailed for 11 years

Migrants may have died on boats Adem Savas provided to gangs, says UK law enforcement

EuropeJanuary 07, 2026
The case against Ramez Al Khayyat, left, and Moataz Al Khayyat has been dismissed. Getty Images
Case against Syrians accused of funding extremists dismissed

Moutaz and Ramez Al Khayyat were being sued by hundreds of Syrians, but case fell 'woefully short'

UKJanuary 05, 2026
Celtic gold on display in the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching, Germany. Getty Images
Meltdown: Rising price of gold creates new threat for museums and banks

Artworks have become more difficult to sell on, making gold an easier target

UKJanuary 02, 2026
Stephen Cottrell spoke about his visit to the Holy Land during his Christmas Day sermon. Getty Images
Archbishop of York was 'intimidated' by Israeli militias

Stephen Cottrell says he was stopped at checkpoints and told he could not visit families facing persecution

UKDecember 26, 2025
King Charles III recording his Christmas message in Westminster Abbey, London. Getty Images
King Charles highlights common bond of world's faiths in Christmas message

British monarch says values shared by all religions give him hope for the future

UKDecember 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV leads Christmas Mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. AFP
Pope Leo condemns conditions facing Gazans in Christmas message

Pontiff spreads message of hope for Palestinians displaced by war, living in tents in miserable weather

MENADecember 25, 2025
The Algerian flag flies outside the National Assembly as members passed a bill seeking to criminalise France's colonisation. AP
Algeria demands an apology and reparations from France for its 'crime' of colonisation

The country's Parliament passed legislation condemning French control, which lasted 132 years

MENADecember 25, 2025
Rawa Majid founded the Foxtrot crime network in Sweden
Iran sanctuary for Foxtrot crime boss angers critics of 'silent Sweden'

Rawa Majid fled arrest warrants to avoid charges relating to gang violence

EuropeDecember 25, 2025
Sudanese human rights activist Munib Abdelaziz has been arrested by the government. Photo: handout
Sudan's civilian anti-war activists detained in crackdown

Military-led government has boosted arrests after opposition meeting

MENADecember 24, 2025
Left: A teenage criminal who was part of the Foxtrot network. Right: Rawa Majid. The National / Swedish Police
How I survived Europe's deadliest Kurdish gangs

Teenage gunman tells The National about life inside Foxtrot criminal network

EuropeDecember 24, 2025
Leicestershire Police officers Hafsah Abba-Gana and Seher Nas wearing the Blue Light Hijab. Leicestershire Police
UK police introduce ‘Blue Light Hijab’ with magnetic release to protect officers

Design allows it to fall off if pulled in a confrontation to prevent risk of strangulation

UKDecember 23, 2025
Climate activist Greta Thunberg being detained by City of London Police officers during a protest in support of the Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike in prison. PA
Greta Thunberg arrested at UK protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers

Swedish activist detained in central London after protesters glue themselves to pavement outside insurance firm office

UKDecember 23, 2025
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