AramcoWorld Reading Selections -  April 26, 2023

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - April 26, 2023

BY AramcoWorld / /

From the peak of Cerro Pachón in Chile, the 8.4-meter-wide telescope of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to start scanning the skies this summer. Equipped with the world’s largest digital camera, it will capture images with an unprecedented resolution of 3.2 gigapixels.

Aramco Retiree Golf Group Teed It Up at TPC Sawgrass and World Golf Village, Ponte Vedra, Florida

Aramco Retiree Golf Group Teed It Up at TPC Sawgrass and World Golf Village, Ponte Vedra, Florida

BY Aramco ExPats / /

The Aramco Retiree Golf Group held their eighth overall and first 2023 event in Ponte Vedra, Florida at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, March 27-31, 2023. It was a fun-filled 5-days of activities including four rounds of golf at TPC Sawgrass Stadium and Dye’s Valley courses, World Golf Village Slammer & Squire, and King & Bear golf courses.

Blooming Marvelous: Countdown on to Taif Rose Festival 2023

Blooming Marvelous: Countdown on to Taif Rose Festival 2023

BY Arab News / /

A host of floral and fragrant events and attractions are set to welcome visitors to this year’s Taif Rose Festival. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, the event runs from April 21 to May 5. Taif is regarded as the leading producer of rose fragrances in the Middle East, with about 900 farms producing more than 300 million blooms from March to April every year.

Madinah Mosques, Historical Monuments a Big Hit During Eid

Madinah Mosques, Historical Monuments a Big Hit During Eid

BY Arab News / /

Mosques and historical monuments in Madinah have proved a big hit during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays, attracting huge numbers of visitors. Visiting mosques and monuments is part of the tour program for the millions of visitors Madinah receives a year due to its high religious status as the site of the Prophet’s Mosque, one of the Two Holy Mosques.

Gift Outlet Opens at Exhibit - 2005

Gift Outlet Opens at Exhibit - 2005

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the April 20, 2005 edition of The Arabian Sun. If you want to cash in on the cache of the Saudi Aramco brand, there is now a shop where you can do just that, with the launch of a gift outlet at the Saudi Aramco Exhibit.

It's a Hit: Double Awards Win for Energy Radio

It's a Hit: Double Awards Win for Energy Radio

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Just five months after rebranding and relaunching, Aramco’s Energy Radio has won its first international awards. On April 18 in Las Vegas, the New York Radio Awards Storytellers Gala recognized Energy Radio with a bronze award and a finalist award.

Reflections on the 2023 KSA Reunion by John Cannon

Reflections on the 2023 KSA Reunion by John Cannon

BY John Cannon / /

First, some observations about what has and hasn’t changed since I was last in Kingdom in 1990. The first and most obvious change is how women are adapting to increasing freedoms and cultural changes. Women greeted us from behind the immigration desk when we arrived. Women are working.

The Arabian Peninsula in Living Color - 1973

The Arabian Peninsula in Living Color - 1973

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the April 18, 1973 edition of The Arabian Sun. Aramco wanted a full-length motion picture that would do justice to the history of the Arabs from the birth of civilisation to the taking of Riyadh by King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, one that would capture the spirit of Islam on one hand and the excitement of the discovery of oil at Dhahran on the other.

AramcoWorld Reading Selections -  April 16, 2023

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - April 16, 2023

BY AramcoWorld / /

“Breaking fast with pitir manta made with friends and family with the remembrance of God and the stories from our past is an amazing part of my personal Ramadan,” says Baltimore resident Nuriman Mamut Sheets.

Zoya Imran Attains 2nd Position in Her Class

Zoya Imran Attains 2nd Position in Her Class

BY Zara Imran / /

Zoya Imran, granddaughter of Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees Association (SAEEA) Vice President and Aramco annuitant Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan and daughter of Imran A. Khan Ghouri and Erum Imran is a very bright and accomplished student of Generation’s School.

Welcome to Southampton, My Dear Friends!

Welcome to Southampton, My Dear Friends!

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Greetings! Amira and I are delighted to know that you are gathering here in Southampton for the 8th UK Aramcons reunion and sharing your memories with each other about your days living and working for Aramco. You will see amongst each other some familiar faces, people who shared their knowledge and experience in developing Saudi Arabia.

Sri Lanka 1979, Part 1 – Colombo

Sri Lanka 1979, Part 1 – Colombo

BY Mark Lowey / /

In September 1979, Mark Lowey completed a two-year stint working in the oil fields of the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia. Before returning home to the U.S., Mark spent the next three months as a solo backpacker exploring Nepal and India, and then headed to Sri Lanka, the island nation below the southern tip of India.

Ahmad O. Al-Khowaiter Named Executive Vice President of Technology & Innovation

Ahmad O. Al-Khowaiter Named Executive Vice President of Technology & Innovation

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter has been appointed executive vice president of Technology & Innovation, effective April 1, 2023. Prior to this role he served as senior vice president and chief technology officer, a role he undertook in May 2015. He continues as chief technology officer.

Ashraf A. Al Ghazzawi Appointed Executive Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development

Ashraf A. Al Ghazzawi Appointed Executive Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Ashraf A. Al Ghazzawi has been appointed executive vice president of Strategy and Corporate Development effective April 1, 2023. Prior to this he had served in the same role in an acting capacity. In April 2022, Al Ghazzawi had been appointed senior vice president of Strategy & Market Analysis, following his assignment as executive director in the same role since July 2021.

British Parliamentarians Enjoy Aramco Hospitality - 1967

British Parliamentarians Enjoy Aramco Hospitality - 1967

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the April 12, 1967 edition of Sun and Flare. Ten members of the British House of Commons were in Saudi Arabia from March 29 through April 5 as guests of the Ministry of Information, and spent the last day of their week-long stay visiting some of Aramco’s operations and the men who run them.