Aamer Mohammed

Aamer Mohammed

Video Journalist
Riyadh
Aamer Mohammed is an experienced journalist with over 25 years’ experience in commerce and journalism. Before joining The National, he worked since 2012 as a video journalist for leading international news agencies including Agency France Presse (AFPTV) and Thomson Reuters as a cameraman and producer covering military, political, commerce, social and sports stories across the Arabian Gulf. With a particular focus on Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, he has covered major regional events like Hajj and the Manama Dialogue security conference. Aamer also covered international stories such as the war in Iraq, the tension in the critical waterways of the Gulf and the war on ISIS. Aamer is multilingual, a skill he uses on assignments to get to the heart of a story.
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Saudis check the Ukrainian military stand during Saudi Arabia’s first World Defense Show, north of the capital Riyadh, on March 8, 2022. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
Ukraine rushes military equipment back to front lines from Saudi arms show

Maxim Potimkov, regional director of Spets Technoexport, a Ukrainian state-owned foreign trade enterprise, said the show had been set up months ago

March 08, 2022
World Defence Show kicks off in Saudi Arabia
World Defence Show kicks off in Saudi Arabia

The event is in line with the kingdom’s efforts to localise more than 60 percent of military expenditure by 2030

March 07, 2022
Emblem Road pulls off a shock win at Saudi Cup 2022
Emblem Road pulls off a shock win at Saudi Cup 2022

A Saudi-owned American horse wins the $20 million prize in the world's most valuable race

February 27, 2022
Fireworks and drones light up the sky in Saudi Arabia
Fireworks and drones light up the sky in Saudi Arabia

The event was part of celebrations to mark its Founding Day

February 25, 2022
Saudi Arabia celebrates its Founding Day
Saudi Arabia celebrates its Founding Day

Festivities are expected to last three days

February 23, 2022
Bahraini woman DJ is changing attitudes in the Gulf
Bahraini woman DJ is changing attitudes in the Gulf

DJ Leil recalls facing challenges from fellow musicians and her family

February 15, 2022
Squid Game is setting trends in Saudi Arabia
Squid Game is setting trends in Saudi Arabia

Visitors to a Squid Game dining experience faced a challenge they said was very easy

February 13, 2022
The only Judaica shop in the Gulf in Bahrain opens to the public. Photo: Aamer Mohammed / The National
Sisters open Bahrain's first Jewish gift shop in honour of their late mother

All proceeds go to medical research and hospital care

February 08, 2022
A first Judaica shop in the Gulf open to public
A first Judaica shop in the Gulf open to public

Two Jewish sisters open a souvenir shop in the heart of Bahrain

February 08, 2022
Arabian Gulf's only Jewish cemetery in Bahrain
Arabian Gulf's only Jewish cemetery in Bahrain

A perpetuity fund will preserve the century-old cemetery's future for the island nation's Jewish community

February 04, 2022
Dining with the undead in Saudi Arabia
Dining with the undead in Saudi Arabia

A restaurant offers a unique horror-themed experience to diners

January 27, 2022
Snow brings joy to the people of northern Saudi Arabia
Snow brings joy to the people of northern Saudi Arabia

Residents and tourists enjoy the desert covered in white

January 18, 2022
Future Minerals Forum held for the first time in Saudi Arabia
Future Minerals Forum held for the first time in Saudi Arabia

Kingdom is aiming for $3 trillion in investment in various sectors including mining by 2030

January 13, 2022
Camel festival sees its first female participants in Saudi Arabia
Camel festival sees its first female participants in Saudi Arabia

More than three dozen Saudi women are taking part in this year's event in Riyadh

January 10, 2022
Snow on Oman mountain attracts visitors
Snow on Oman mountain attracts visitors

Residents of Oman have started to drive up to Jebel Akhdar to enjoy the early snowfall

January 09, 2022