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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 Emirates Airbus passenger plane at Edinburgh Airport, which is not connected to the Exolum pipeline, meaning jet fuel stocks arrive by road. Photo: Aviation400 / Wiki
      Emirates flight from Edinburgh to Dubai rerouted over fuel supply issue

      Airport says problem was with supplier that delivers fuel by road

      UKJune 01, 2026
      Mohammad Al Saadi, circled, watching the attack on the synagogue unfold. Photo: US Department of Justice
      'Iranian terror kingpin' pictured watching livestream of London synagogue attack

      Mohammad Al Saadi accused of being behind a string of attacks in Europe

      UKMay 29, 2026
      A group of asylum seekers board a boat in northern France to cross the English Channel. Reuters
      More than 1,200 migrants cross English Channel during heatwave

      Small boat journeys resume after two weeks with no arrivals

      UKMay 28, 2026
      Met Police footage of an attempted watch robbery in London. Photo: London Met Police
      'Rolex Ripper' gang caught 10 minutes after stealing £18,000 watch from victim's wrist

      Pair used well-orchestrated distraction method on busy London street

      UKMay 27, 2026
      An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
      Financial markets 'losing billions' in Middle East oil tanker pricing feud, court hears

      Commodity giant Mercuria is suing the Baltic Exchange over the benchmark used to calculate shipping costs

      UKMay 22, 2026
      Gerry Hutch is standing for a seat in the Irish parliament.
      Underworld rival to Kinahans could shock Irish politics by winning Dublin by-election

      Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch was named in court as the head of his family's criminal organisation

      EuropeMay 22, 2026
      Experts say many of those leaving Britain are entrepreneurs relocating to countries such as the UAE to reduce their tax burden. Alamy
      Net migration plummets amid 'entrepreneur exodus' from Britain

      New figures show 246,000 British citizens moved abroad in 2025

      UKMay 21, 2026
      The network of companies is concentrated in the Wembley area of north-west London. The National / Getty Images
      London calling: Iran's IRGC media operations find UK base

      Yasser Al Sayegh's companies linked to organisation sanctioned by US government

      UKMay 21, 2026
      Arvin Khoshnood survived an assassination attempt
      How a Swedish activist survived an assassination attempt by Iran

      Teenager is found guilty of the attempted murder of Arvin Khoshnood at his home

      EuropeMay 21, 2026
      Mohammad Al Saadi, right, with Qassem Suleimani, former commander of the IRGC's Quds Force, who was killed in January 2020. Photo: US Department of Justice
      EU cracks down on IRGC propaganda as US arrests suspected terror mastermind

      Kataib Hezbollah commander Mohammad Al Saadi allegedly behind rising terror group, Ashab Al Yamin

      USMay 18, 2026
      Protesters gathered in London to commemorate 77 years since Nakba Day and to call for an end to the UK arming Israel. Getty Images
      How a march to commemorate the Nakba became a flashpoint for London's divisions

      The annual remembrance for displaced Palestinians will be sharing the capital's streets with a provocative far-right rally planned for the same day

      UKMay 15, 2026
      A police van outside the offices of Iran International in London. Three British citizens will go on trial over an attempted firebombing of its headquarters. AFP
      Two men and teenager to face trial over Iran International arson attack

      All three charged with arson with intent to endanger life

      UKMay 15, 2026
      Mohamed Mohdhi, left, has been arrested. Right, Foxtrot leader Rawa Majid, known as the Kurdish Fox
      Foxtrot criminal network's 'second-in-command' arrested in Tunisia

      Mohamed Mohdhi, 28, described as 'high-value target' by Swedish police

      EuropeMay 13, 2026
      The Iranian embassy in Sweden has released a video showing Lego figures recreating the assassination of Olof Palme. Photo: Iran Embassy in Sweden / X
      Iran embassy posts AI Lego video with 'veiled threat' to Sweden

      Animation depicts assassination of Swedish ex-prime minister Olof Palme

      EuropeMay 12, 2026
      Reza Hamidiravar, left, is an Iranian intelligence officer who works for the criminal network of Naji Sharifi Zindashti, right. Photo: FBI
      Iranian drug trafficking network sanctioned for UK attacks

      The Zindashti Network has been accused of working for Iranian intelligence

      UKMay 11, 2026
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