Republic of Iraq — Rich and Fractured
I had my first contact with the Iraqis in the 1960s when I was in my sixth grade. Later on I was taught by more Iraqis. They were known to be the best science and mathematics teachers.
SAEEA - December 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting Minutes for December 2012
Grand Eid Reunion of SAEEA - November 2012
Grand Eid Reunion of SAEEA Hyderabad India - November 2012
SAEEA - November 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting Minutes for November 2012
SAEEA - October 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting Minutes for October 2012
SAEEA - September 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting Minutes for September 2012
Tucson "Hafla" 2012 - Sunday, October 7 (1)
The tennis tournament directed by Charlie Holland began at 8:30 a.m. on another beautiful day at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Other activities planned for Sunday were a duplicate bridge tournament that began at 1:00 and another showing of the film ARABIA presented by Hugh Renfro.
Tucson "Hafla" 2012 - Saturday, October 6 (1)
Golfers were out of bed early on Saturday to join Bob and Christy Maxwell on the golf course at the beautiful Starr Pass Country Club.
Tucson "Hafla" 2012 - Friday, October 5 (1)
Rick and Rianne Chimblo, hosts of this year's Saudi Aramco Annuitants Reunion - Hafla 2012 - could not have chosen a more beautiful setting for the reunion retreat. The JW Marriot Tucson Starr Pass Resort and Spa is nestled within 50 acres of lush land across the Tucson Mountain Park.
SAEEA 5th Anniversary - August 2012
SAEEA Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
A Special Birthday Surprise for Janny Slotboom
Janny Slotboom (Tapline 1965-1980 and Ras Tanura 1980-1990) will celebrate a milestone birthday on November 9th, 2012. She will turn 80 and her daughters Monique and Arleen want to do something special for her. They would like to present Janny with birthday cards from all her Aramco ExPats friends.
Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah - Fall 2012
Three cheers! Participants gave the 28th biennial Annuitants Reunion in Tucson a big thumbs up. Photograph by Arthur Clark.
SAEEA Website Launched
SAEEA Website Launched
The Island of the Arabs
In the early fifties, Aramco began an intensive effort to combat the number one public enemy in the Eastern Province, the fly. A massive mosquito eradication program had been very effective in reducing the incidence of malaria in the region, but DDT alone wasn’t enough to reduce the fly population. What was required was a change in public behavior.
SAEEA - August 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting Minutes for August 2012
SAEEA - July 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting Minutes for July 2012
Announcing the Release of "Petra: A Brief History"
Petra: A Brief History by David W. Tschanz, is an easy-to-read, popular history of one of the world’s most fabled cities and the mysterious people who built it. This is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know the entire story behind the "rose red city half as old as time," and the little known Nabataeans, who carved Petra from the living rock of Jordan's Sharah Mountains.
SAEEA - June 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for June 2012
Annuitants Jay and Karen Holland Rebuild After Fire Destroys Home
In September 2011, a massive wildfire scorched 34,000 acres in Bastrop, Texas destroying 550 homes (Read More). Among those unfortunate home owners were Aramco annuitants Jay and Karen Holland.
SAEEA - May 2012
SAEEA Monthly Meeting for May 2012