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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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Indians buy vegetables at a market near Mumbai. India's growing middle class, structural reforms and investments are supporting growth. EPA
Asian countries set to propel world economy to double in size to $221 trillion by 2039

India will become third-largest economy but China will not overtake the US as world's largest in the forecast period, Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts

EconomyDecember 26, 2024
Finnish Border Guard vessel Turva and the tanker Eagle S near the Porkkalanniemi, in the Gulf of Finland. Reuters
Finns suspect Russian shadow fleet tanker sabotaged power cable

Police say they boarded the Eagle S after it sailed near the cable, which was shared by Finland and Estonia

EuropeDecember 26, 2024
King Charles III records his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel in London. Getty Images
King Charles says his thoughts are with those suffering 'devastating' effects of war in Middle East

Monarch also spoke of 'pride' at how communities responded to riots where mosques were targeted

UKDecember 25, 2024
Pope Francis on the balcony at St Peter's to deliver his traditional Christmas Day speech. Reuters
Pope Francis calls for aid to Gaza where humanitarian situation is 'extremely grave'

The pontiff made the plea in his Christmas Day address at St Peter's Basilica

MENADecember 25, 2024
Violence erupted in Amsterdam after Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax in the city. Reuters
Five men convicted for attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam

Court finds them guilty of crimes including kicking fans and inciting violence

EuropeDecember 24, 2024
Racing driver Charles Leclerc wearing a Richard Mille RM 72-01. Getty Images
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Ultra-rare Richard Mille watches the most stolen in UK

The scarcity of the luxury watches makes them a target for thieves as London struggles with high-value crime

UKDecember 23, 2024
‘Game-changing’ new weapon that costs pennies to fire can take out enemy drones

Radio-wave weapon has been trialled successfully by the British Army

UKDecember 23, 2024
The moment Houthi rebels swooped down on the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. Getty Images
Gunpoint talks and diplomacy to rescue Red Sea hostages from Houthis

Negotiator who worked to free hostages from Somali pirates says dealing with the Houthis could be more difficult

MENADecember 19, 2024
The Marlin Luanda after it was struck by a Houthi missile. Photo: @FFEAU_ALINDIEN / X
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'Bridge on fire': Tanker captain's Red Sea missile ordeal

Giant hole opened in ship as its volatile cargo threatened to erupt, endangering lives of crew

MENADecember 18, 2024
The Houthis said they began their attacks on shipping in solidarity with the Palestinians and in retaliation on for Israel’s military action against Hamas in Gaza. Getty Images / The National
How the Red Sea threat has surged despite US-led naval patrols

Houthi attacks on shipping have persisted for more than a year, with no end in sight

MENADecember 17, 2024
Landmine clearances being carried out by Halo in Syria. Photo: Halo Trust
Syrians face death and injury from mines as they return home

Landmines charity tells The National the scale of the problem facing Syria is 'unique'

UKDecember 15, 2024
A woman washes a child at a camp for displaced people near Sarmada in Syria's Idlib province. AFP
UN warns Syrians face 'dire' humanitarian situation

Unicef says Idlib province, which has struggled since last year's earthquake, is particularly vulnerable

MENADecember 14, 2024
Fawaz Akhras with his daughter Asma Al Assad. AFP
'In-law is not a political position', says Asma Al Assad's sanctioned father

Fawaz Akhras is the first member of the Assad family to speak after collapse of what he acknowledges is the 'former regime'

UKDecember 10, 2024
Mohamad Sheekh Aly said he plans to sell his cafe and move to Syria. Victoria Pertusa / The National
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'I'm going back to Syria, Inshallah, as soon as I sell the shop'

One exiled Syrian cafe owner told The National of plans to sell up and move home

UKDecember 10, 2024
Ras Desta Damtew just before his execution, left, and the medal up for auction, right. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Fight to recover Ethiopian prince's gold medal from Swiss auction block

The descendants of Ras Desta Damtew want the Imperial Order of the Star of Ethiopia to be on display in their homeland

NewsDecember 06, 2024
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