Sameer Hashmi

Independent journalist I Covering the Gulf for the BBC I Previously BBC Middle East Correspondent & India Correspondent | Avid follower of ⚽️ & 🏏 | Love 🧳& ☕️

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Truly heartwarming!

“Your legacy is every life you've touched."
- Maya Angelou

[The Mirror @DailyMirror]

World-leading cardiac surgeon Asif Hasan was surrounded by the children who received the gift of life thanks to his unerring skills at the emotional climax of another memorable Pride of Britain ceremony. 🥹

Now 70 years old, Mr Hasan has just retired after 35 years of service at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, but just after receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award, he had an extra special surprise: a cast of patients who would not be alive without him. ❤️

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

The Houthis say they are rescuing 14 Indian nationals aboard a yacht that they claim was struck by Saudi forces in the Red Sea. According to a Houthi spokesperson, the boat was hit near Zuqar Island, close to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

[Matthew Martin @MattMartin128]

Aramco staff at the firm’s headquarters in Dhahran were ordered to evacuate the HQ and WFH this morning

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An Indian national was killed during an attack carried out by the Houthis targeting Dammam airport. The attack killed two people and left eight people injured. At least 21 people have been killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi airports since the beginning of October.

[India in Saudi Arabia @IndianEmbRiyadh]

Saudi authorities have informed that one Indian national was among two people who unfortunately lost their lives in the attack on Dammam airport yesterday night and two Indian nationals were injured. We are ascertaining further details and contacting the affected families. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of the deceased and we wish speedy recovery of the injured.

@MEAIndia

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Oil prices surge, with Brent touching $112 a barrel its highest since May 2026. In the last 24 hours -

Houthi carried out deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia, including a drone strike on an Aramco oilfield, fuel fears of supply disruptions.

Iran says four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers were hit in the Gulf.

The US has also ordered non-emergency staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia.

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

@VishalBhargava5 Don’t think it’s elitist. Most people who grew up or have been living in the city pre-2000 still call it Bombay.

[Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam]

UPDATE: Lana Nusseibeh, senior UAE diplomat, enters race for next UN Secretary General. If elected, she’d be
- first woman
- first of Palestinian descent
- second Arab in position. More https://t.co/G4YxCGPiGR

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

#BREAKING US embassy staff and families ordered to leave Saudi Arabia, with families of embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain also ordered to leave, diplomatic source tells AFP

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Macron lands in Saudi Arabia for a surprise visit. France has deployed troops to protect oil facilities.

[Saudi Gazette @Saudi_Gazette]

#BREAKING: French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Riyadh.

[Ahmed Al Omran @ahmed]

🚨 Saudi Arabia to postpone in-person #FII10 after Houthi attacks

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Egypt has significant economic interests at stake. Sisi has said that Egypt had lost around $20bn in Suez Canal revenues in recent years due to regional conflicts. Suez Canal revenues depend heavily on shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, now disrupted by Houthi attacks.

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Egypt’s National Defence Council, chaired by President Sisi has approved deploying troops to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks. Egypt’s parliament is set to hold an emergency session today to authorise defensive measures in support of the kingdom.

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Egypt’s National Defence Council, chaired by President Sisi has approved deploying troops to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks. Egypt’s parliament is set to hold an emergency session today to authorise defensive measures in support of the kingdom.

[Mina Al-Oraibi @AlOraibi]

Here is it.. @TheNationalNews full interview with flydubai doctor Smit Machchhar, with never-before told details of the 30 September foiled attack

https://t.co/gx7l3tErWj

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Houthis have targeted Riyadh’s King Khalid International airport 20 times this month, according to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition. Four of those attacks resulted in casualties, with a total of 17 people killed and more than 330 injured.

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

While the EU-Gulf summit scheduled for Oct 25 has been postponed, organisers say the flagship FII summit in Riyadh will go ahead on Oct 26 in a hybrid format. Several executives I've spoken to are reconsidering travel plans as Riyadh airport remains shut.

[Timour Azhari @timourazhari]

🚨EU-GCC Summit scheduled for Oct. 24 in Riyadh has been postponed — EU statement

No reason given, but diplomats say due to Riyadh airport closure/security situation.

Summit was supposed to host EU and Gulf heads of state.

Latest global event postponed after Houthi attacks.

[Timour Azhari @timourazhari]

GENEVA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties, while intensified fighting along multiple front lines has cut off aid to around 800,000 people, humanitarian agencies said on Wednesday.

Front-line hospitals in areas including Marib, Taiz and Yemen's Red Sea coast are seeing unprecedented numbers of weapon-wounded patients, with some facilities admitting more than 700 casualties in a single week, according to the Red Cross.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentence for man over Facebook comment https://t.co/5DXezYoE62

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

A series of attacks across Saudi Arabia is currently underway, with the Saudi military saying it’s intercepting missiles over the country.

The cities of Dammam, Dhahran, and Haradh were among those targeted.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/PkGK7yVrdu

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Reports coming in of loud explosions heard in Dhahran in Eastern province - close to Aramco HQ.

[Sameer Hashmi @sameerhashmi]

Yemen’s Houthis have declared Saudi Aramco’s oil facilities “legitimate targets”, urging employees and civilians near the sites to evacuate.

The group has also renewed its warning to airlines, passengers and airport staff operating in Saudi Arabia, including at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.

[العميد/ يحيى سريع @Yah_Saree]

تهيب القوات المسلحة اليمنية بجميع المواطنين بالإخلاء الفوري والابتعاد عن الأهداف التى ستقوم قواتنا المسلحة باستهدافها في حال أقدم العدو السعودي على استهداف ما أعلن عنه في العاصمة صنعاء
مقر شركة أرامكو في الدمام
مطار خالد في الرياض
مصفاة الرياض التابعة لشركة أرامكو