Alaska a Century Ago: A History Lesson

Alaska a Century Ago: A History Lesson

BY Aramco ExPats / /

The previous three newsletters featured accounts of a cruise to Alaska on the Crown Princess, including visits to Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Glacier Bay. If one looks at the history of Alaska's development, it's amazing the transformation the land and its people have undergone over the past century.

New Forum on the Way

New Forum on the Way

BY Aramco ExPats / /

We have good news to share. One of our most popular features has been the Forum. Next week, we will be introducing a thoroughly updated and much improved Forum. The "new" Forum will include all of the information presently found in the current Forum. Only, access will be safer and more secure.

New Forum on the Way (1)

New Forum on the Way (1)

BY Aramco ExPats / /

We have good news to share. One of our most popular features has been the Forum. Next week, we will be introducing a thoroughly updated and much improved Forum. The "new" Forum will include all of the information presently found in the current Forum. Only, access will be safer and more secure.

Terrorists’ Coward Attack

Terrorists’ Coward Attack

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

Terrorists read my lips… You have no place to hide. And if you think you can drive a wedge between Saudis, then you are totally mistaken.

Seven Days Honeymoon Trip to Bali by the Newly Wed

Seven Days Honeymoon Trip to Bali by the Newly Wed

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

We reached Bali on 1st of April 2016. I didn't know that a surprise was waiting for me. We reached there and it was beautiful Villa booked by Imran. They have a greater setup with all that towel art and rose petals.

Between the Two Points of Darkness

Between the Two Points of Darkness

BY Khaled Almaeena / /

I had just read a WhatsApp message on the tragic death of the brother of a former colleague of ours who was killed in a car accident in the Eastern Province a few hours earlier.

USA Warden Wednesday Message - Six Month Club (1)

USA Warden Wednesday Message - Six Month Club (1)

BY Jerry Hurych / /

As of June 17, Saudi Arabia has joined the 'Six-Month' Club...meaning that Saudi Arabian citizens traveling to the U.S. will need to have a passport valid for their intended period of stay (not six months beyond the period of their intended stay).

USA Warden Wednesday Message - Six Month Club

USA Warden Wednesday Message - Six Month Club

BY Jerry Hurych / /

As of June 17, Saudi Arabia has joined the 'Six-Month' Club...meaning that Saudi Arabian citizens traveling to the U.S. will need to have a passport valid for their intended period of stay (not six months beyond the period of their intended stay).

Zipping Through Alaska

Zipping Through Alaska

BY Aramco ExPats / /

At the close of last week's report, we had just boarded the cruise ship Crown Princess in Skagway preparing to set sail to Glacier Bay, home to spectacular tidewater glaciers and a superabundance of wildlife.

Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan Attends a Family Wedding in Meerut

Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan Attends a Family Wedding in Meerut

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

The marriage ceremony of Imran Pervez, the only son of Pervez Haleem, my cousin, and brother in law, has been delaying since December 2015 finally date was finally settled for March 26, 2016.

Asset Allocation: The Building Blocks to a Sound Investment Portfolio

Asset Allocation: The Building Blocks to a Sound Investment Portfolio

BY Reilly Financial Advisors / /

If you don’t have a solid foundation for your portfolio, how can you build and construct a strong portfolio meant to endure the years leading you to and through retirement? Asset Allocation is that rudimentary groundwork upon which an investment portfolio is built.

Strengthening Saudi-French Ties

Strengthening Saudi-French Ties

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to France came at a crucial time for both the friendly countries. The visit comes amid huge social, economic and political events taking place around the globe.

Omaymah Mumtaz Farooqi Graduates

Omaymah Mumtaz Farooqi Graduates

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

Aramco student, Omaymah Mumtaz Farooqi graduated from Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada this month.

Osama Tariq – Completed His Master’s Degree

Osama Tariq – Completed His Master’s Degree

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

Osama Tariq, the eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. Tariq Anis completed his Master’s Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from University of Ottawa 2016

Manifa Mega-Project Captured in New Book

Manifa Mega-Project Captured in New Book

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco’s Manifa oil field, with its distinctive causeway and network of drilling platforms arching gracefully into the Arabian Gulf, is now the subject of a new coffee table book.

Look Them in the Eye and Tell Them to Buzz Off !!

Look Them in the Eye and Tell Them to Buzz Off !!

BY Khaled Almaeena / /

The menace of beggary has always plagued Jeddah. In a city which is the gateway to Makkah and Madinah with visitors from both inside and outside the country, this practice is truly nauseating and especially in the holy month of Ramadan when the spirit of giving equals that of prayer and worship.

Is Saudi Media Ready to Take Up Challenge?

Is Saudi Media Ready to Take Up Challenge?

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

A few weeks ago, one of the most ambitious housing projects was inaugurated in the industrial city of Jubail. SABIC and other petrochemical companies have built thousands of housing units in the city.

Aramco World - July 2016

Aramco World - July 2016

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Aramco World, Saudi Aramco's flagship publication, is widely recognized as a leading source of nonpolitical coverage of the history, geography, arts and cultures of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and the wider Islamic world., with an emphasis on the interweavings of the plural cultures of East and West, past and present.