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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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Karim Alaa Hussain was seen on CCTV scouting out the travel agency where Rawa Majid's uncle was killed. Photo: Swedish Police
Gunman who 'executed' Kurdish Foxtrot gangster's uncle jailed for life

Karim Alaa Hussain was caught in police chase after shooting dead his victim in Stockholm suburb

EuropeJanuary 28, 2026
UK police to use Bobbi the chatbot as first line in crime fighting

AI is part of biggest shake-up for service in England and Wales for generation

UKJanuary 27, 2026
The registered address of Al Masirah in London. The National
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Houthi TV station in London to be raised with minister

Investigation by The National revealed Al Masirah TV has been registered as a company in the UK

MENAJanuary 26, 2026
London's popularity has been blighted by a growing reputation for street crime. Getty Images
Can London convince the world it's a safe place to go shopping?

Whatever the crime statistics say, social media is flooded with content portraying the West End as lawless

UKJanuary 23, 2026
A protester holds Iran's pre-1979 flag after pulling down the country's current one, on the balcony of Iran's embassy in Knightsbridge, west London. AFP
Police will 'intervene decisively' at Iranian embassy protests in London

Four officers have been injured and a flag ripped down in demonstrations

UKJanuary 22, 2026
The registered address of Al Masirah TV's company in London is beside a dingy alley. The National
ExclusiveHouthi TV station's back door to London survives in shadows

Al Masirah set up in the UK capital a decade ago but its directors are in the Middle East

MENAJanuary 20, 2026
Mementoes from Concorde's Bahrain-bound maiden flight donated to museum

Items from the iconic aircraft's first commercial voyage were collected by a passenger

UKJanuary 20, 2026
The headquarters of the state energy company Sonatrach in Algiers. Reuters
Algeria's state oil company ordered to pay $290m to British energy firm

London-based Sunny Hill Energy had sued Sonatrach after accusing it of seizing its interest in Ain Tsila gasfield

BusinessJanuary 19, 2026
Lewie Chiaramello and Jon Cink are among the Palestine Action activists who were in court. Photo: Prisoners For Palestine
Palestine Action activists deny airbase attack in anti-Israel protest

Sabotage attempt on base sparked move to designate group as a terrorist organisation in the UK

UKJanuary 16, 2026
Ali Shehab, right, with Rawa Majid, the leader of the Foxtrot network. Photo: Swedish Police
Hit squad recruiter for Sweden's Foxtrot criminal network arrested in Iraq

Ali Shehab accused of organising shootings by children in Scandinavian country's gang war

MENAJanuary 13, 2026
An anti-regime protester at the Iranian embassy in London. Many Iranians abroad have been unable to reach relatives inside the country. AFP
Internet shutdown leaves Iranians dreading aftermath of protests

Authorities in Tehran claim 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
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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
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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
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