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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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      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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      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
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      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
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      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
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