Old Newspapers Make Great Reading
A feature available on our website that many readers are not aware of is our link to an archive containing old issues of one of the great Saudi Aramco publications from yesteryear, the Arabian Sun and Flare.
Karachi Hit by Bad Heat Waves
Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, presents an interesting and colorful combination of the old and new.
Mary Erwin - Abqaiq Kindergarten Teacher
How many of you carry warm memories of kindergarten? And, how many of you know the origin of the word?
24 Year Career Comes to a Close for Lyn
For Kent Lyn, the opportunity to help young engineers grow in their field has always been one of the most rewarding aspects of the job.
Get Action, Act Now
President Teddy Roosevelt was famous for imploring people to “Get action. Do things; be sane; don’t fritter away your time; create; act; take a place wherever you are and be somebody; get action.”
15th Biennial AramcoBrat Reunion Held in Water-logged Houston
The online edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary gives several definitions for “Brat”: (1) a : CHILD; specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child, as in “a spoiled brat.” b : an ill-mannered immature person; and (2) : the child of a career military person, as in “army brats”; also : the child of a person whose career is in a specified and typically unusual field, as in “Hollywood brats.”
A Gathering of Aramcons, San Diego Style
A group of Aramco annuitants dubbed themselves “The San Diego Aramco Group” some years ago and have faithfully gotten together once a month ever since in that idyllic, sun-kissed city by the sea.
Engineer SW Fakhri Visits US
Engr. Syed Waqar Fakhri, Badge No. 74666, retired from Saudi Aramco in 2008 after 29 years of service with Power Distribution Department (PDD).
Ruby Princess Stateroom Options
Normally when somebody gives you three choices for something, they call them “good,” “better” and “best.”
The Udhailiyah Dining Hall Fire
On the 13th of this month a fire broke out in the dining hall building at the Udhailiyah camp.
The Redwood Forest
This land is your land, this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island, From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream Waters, This land was made for you and me.
Zoya Imran Celebrated Her 8th Happy Birthday
Zoya Imran is the daughter of Imran Ahmed Khan Ghouri and Erum Imran and the granddaughter of Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan, VP of Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees Association Karachi (SAEEA).
Dania Completed Her Bachelor's Degree in Fashion & Design
Dania Abdulmatin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mohammad Abdulmatin, completed her Bachelor's Degree in Fashion and Design this year from IQRA UNIVERSITY, Institute of Fashion Design, Karachi, Pakistan.
Finding a Home on the Road for Fido and Muffy
Let’s face it. We all love our pets. They’re like children to us, our best friends, the beings in our lives that love us unquestioningly and unfailingly.
Mini-Reunion in Savannah
Aramco reunions come in all forms and sizes. Whether it’s 500 annuitants gathering in Dhahran or a handful of friends gathering in some convenient and interesting spot of their own choosing, good fun is always had and new memories made.
Veterans of Abqaiq Gather in Vegas
A significant number of Aramcon annuitants share in the honor of having once taught school in Saudi Arabia. Like so many other ex-Aramcons, they maintain their friendships from way back when even to this day.
April Allen Promoted to Reserve Flight Captain
April Allen, Daughter of Claude and Verna Allen (Dhahran, 1985 – 2000) has recently been promoted to the position of Reserve Flight Captain by the EATON Corp.
Dine Asea in Style on Board the Ruby Princess
Aramcon Expats are known to be hard-working, fun-loving sorts with discriminating palettes when it comes time to make a visit to the dinner table.
King Salman Names Mohammed bin Naif as New Crown Prince
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Wednesday ordered a major Cabinet revamp, naming Mohammed bin Naif as crown prince and deputy premier.
Adventures in the Arabian Desert – And Below It
Saudi Aramco annuitant Robert Lebling, who worked in the Public Relations Department in Dhahran until 2012, has written several nonfiction books about Middle Eastern traditions and culture.