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.
Reunion Sees Scout Memorabilia
The history of Dhahran’s scouting community came to the fore at the recent KSA Reunion, with a number of retirees taking the opportunity to return Saudi Aramco memorabilia to the community.
Mohammad Iqbal Retires
After 38 years with Saudi Aramco, Mohammad Z. Iqbal is retiring from the company. “The time has come to say goodbye,” said Iqbal, who retires on May 1.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Michelangelo. Raphael. Galileo. Leonardo. It has to be the Food.
Welcome to a cozy home-style dining with our masterful and authentic Italian creations. Rosso captures authentic Italian flavours with a modern twist in a rustic and cozy setting.
Memories of Past Reunions
A recent email from Aramco Brat Monique Slotboom in Holland reminded us of how important it is to record, preserve and share memories of reunions over the years.
Help Identify Golfer
Young Nguyen and I were visiting on the bus to Al-Khobar during the KSA Reunion. Young said she had two photos posted in both the Reunion House and the Rolling Hills Golf Club.
Adventures in France Continue: On to Bordeaux!
Many months ago—too many months ago—you read in this newsletter an account of an October 2013 visit to Paris.
Cabo, Cabo, Cabo…¡Olé, Cabo!
Cabo, Cabo, Cabo…¡Olé, Cabo! “We loved Cabo!” “We had the most fabulous time in Cabo!” “We can’t wait to go back to Cabo!”
Saudi Arabia: The Great Adventure
It's been more than sixty-four years since I first went to the 'field ' in 1950 for five years (also spent another year before that in the New York Office at 505 Park Avenue).
The Boys in The Boat - Truth Truly Is Stranger than Fiction
Every once in a while, a story comes along that is undeniably true, yet so preposterous, so difficult to believe, so fantastical, no sane reader would accept it as plausible were an author to produce a work of fiction with the same story line.