Sameer Hashmi
sameerhashmi.bsky.social
Sameer Hashmi
@sameerhashmi.bsky.social
Broadcast & Digital Journalist I Covering the Gulf for the BBC I Conference Moderator I Love Travelling & Tea I Avid follower of 🏏 & ⚽️
A day after Pakistan announced it would nominate President Donald #Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for "averting a broader conflict between the two #nuclear states," he went ahead with bombing #nuclearsites in Iran. #IranIsraelConflict
June 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Authorities have sealed all roads leading toward #TigerTower also known as #MarinaPinaccle

Some smoke was still visible but authorities say that is due to the ongoing cooling operations as part of the firefighting process.

#Dubaifire
June 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
More footage emerging from last night’s fire at #TigerTower also known as #MarinaPinaccle. Over 3,800 residents were evacuated. #Dubaifire
June 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Fighter jets, camels, Cybertrucks & $trillions pledged — #Trump’s Gulf tour was big on optics. But how much is real money vs headlines? And how the US-Gulf playbook is being rewritten by pivoting from oil-for-security to chips, AI & influence. My latest piece -
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Did Trump really strike Gulf deals worth $2tn?
Some analysts question whether the amount of investment will ultimately be that high.
www.bbc.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump’s Gulf visit marked a shift in US foreign policy — using advanced AI chips and tech deals as tools of diplomacy with the Gulf becoming a frontline in the global AI race.
My thoughts in the BBC's weekly Tech newsletter - TechDecoded
tinyurl.com/2psz3edm
#Trump #AI #UAE #SaudiArabia
May 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM