Aurora Salsify Shaner
David and Kim Shaner (from 1978 to 2003) proudly announcing the birth of their third grandchild. Her name is Aurora Salsify Shaner, she was born on December 16, 2014. Aurora is Nico and Monica Shaner first baby!
NCUSAR Welcomes H. Delano Roosevelt To International Advisory Committee
Press Release from National Council On U.S.-Arab Relations Roosevelt Joins Collective of National Council Advisors Guiding U.S.-Arab Relations Educational Programs Washington, DC: The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations [ncusar.org], founded in 1983, is pleased to announce that H. Delano Roosevelt has joined its International Advisory Committee.
Kayla Abilez to Wed Grant Herron
Al & Pat Denyer announce the upcoming marriage of their granddaughter Kayla Abilez to Grant Herron on June 13 2015 in the Los Angeles Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The European Dilemma
Ask any African why is he in Europe. His reply would be: The Africans are in Europe because the Europeans were in Africa.
KSA Veterans Assemble
Large or small, gatherings of Aramco retirees are always fun occasions. Such was the case in Texas recently where a group of six KSA veterans assembled at a local restaurant in Lakeway to share memories and renew friendships.
Bringing it All Back ‘Home’: Reunion Organizers Celebrate, Eye 2019
More than 600 expatriate annuitants and ”brats” from 18 countries recently returned to Saudi Arabia to take part in the 3rd Saudi Aramco Expatriate Reunion.
Baby Umaima Shahzad - First Happy Birthday
Baby Umaima Shahzad daughter of Shahzad Salim and granddaughter of Muhammad Salim Hamid the Finance Secretary of Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees Association (SAEEA).
Martindales Head to Missouri City
Brian and Jonel Martindale will be bidding farewell to longtime friends and teammates on April 30, heading to retirement in the Houston area.
Need for Saudi War Correspondents
Since the beginning of the Saudi Arabia-led Operation Decisive Storm, the Kingdom’s newspapers have been naturally flooded with analysis and reports on the situation in Yemen and the same is the case with the social media.
Stakeholders Work Toward a National Power Association
Key high-level representatives from Saudi Aramco, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)/Colleges of Excellence (CoE) and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) recently attended the first implementation workshop in al-Khobar establishing the National Power Academy (NPA).
Accountability is The New Buzzword
The Ministry of Health still occupies prominent space in local papers, which have reported that several health officials in Jeddah were relieved from their posts for shortcomings in their performance.
YASREF Loads First Automated Petcoke Cargo
After recently exporting its first high-quality diesel fuel, YASREF reached another milestone last week by loading 49,000 tons of petcoke.
Identifying The Real Enemy
Who is the real enemy of Saudi Arabia? Is it our longtime friend and neighbor, Iran, or it is a country, which we have never recognized and have no relations with it.
Master Muhammad Hashir Faraz First Happy Birthday
On 11th April 2015, Muhammad Hashir Faraz, has become one year old. Muhammad Hashir is son of Dr.Faraz Saleem and the grandson of Muhammad Salim Hamid, Badge # 73199, worked with Fixed Assets Accounting Department in Dhahran during 1976-87.
Scientific Breakthrough Will Help Preserve Kingdom’s Groundwater
A breakthrough study by some Saudi Aramco scientists, engineers and environmentalists, supported by the company’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) regulations, has identified an alternative source of injection water that will help to conserve the Kingdom’s scarce groundwater reserves.
Why is Riyadh Not Media Hub
Before June 1, 1980, the city of Atlanta, Georgia was known for its Peachtree Street, the first civil rights movement, Coca Cola, Gone with the wind, Hartsfield Airport or maybe being the only city in the United States to have been destroyed by fire in an act of war.
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture: Taking the Long View
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is an extension of Saudi Aramco’s corporate vision and a continuation of its work to create a knowledge based society. Its opening is just a year away.
The Other Saudis That Many Do Not Know
In over two decades as editor of two English papers and a long experience interacting with the expatriate community, I came across many people who had the wrong assumptions and lacked a proper understanding of the Saudi mindset.
Iran’s Deal and Our Planet
Last Friday, all media outlets across the world were buzzing with one news i.e. Iran’s nuclear deal with the world powers.
Old Friends Return Home
As a petroleum engineer who once worked in Project Management in the 1970s and early ‘80s, Perry Donaldson understands how Saudi Aramco has the power to transform society.