Anas Arif Weds Dr. Afshan Rizwan in Karachi
A conglomerate of Aramcons, both current and retired, gathered in Karachi, Pakistan to celebrate the wedding ceremony of Anas Arif, son of Arif Qamar #74444, on the 5th of August, 2015.
Nation to Nation, People to People: The Human Connection
The strengthening of the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States was the central theme of a visit last week by Keeper of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman ibn ’Abd Al-’Aziz Al Sa’ud to Washington, DC, where he and his top advisers met with President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and other government leaders.
1990's Club
One of many colorful offsprings of the Aramcon expat's lifestyle is a group known as the 1990's Club.
Fellow Brats and Others, Sun Exposed Heavily
I have been gone from Arabia for over 57 years, excluding a one year military tour in 1976-77. A couple years ago, I had an occurrence of a melanoma skin cancer which was caught early and removed.
Sue Knight Books
Colin and I lived and worked in Dhahran for nearly 25 years. He worked for Materials Supply and taught scuba diving and I worked at the Kennel Club, in various capacities for some years.
Tragedy at the Radium Compound
Death and injury recently struck the Aramco family in the form of a devastating fire at the Radium Compound in Al Khobar.
Diplomatic Protocol
With the upcoming visit to the U.S. of Keeper of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman looming on the horizon, it caused us to think about the powerful ties the Kingdom has enjoyed with the United States dating from the famous meeting between King Ibn Saud and President Franklin Roosevelt aboard the cruiser USS Quincy on Egypt’s Great Bitter Lake in 1945.
King Salman Visits Washington DC
Aramco ExPats has learned that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, head of the House of Saud, will visit Washington, DC in early September for meetings with President Barack Obama.
Until They Are Home
That is the motto of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Aramco Brat Brad Swayne, a master sergeant in the U.S. Army, served for three years as head of JPAC’s Forensic Photography Unit.
Dhahran Tennis Star Shines in the U.S.
A former member of the Dhahran Junior Tennis Association has emerged as a true force with the women’s tennis team at the Air Force Academy in the United States. Natasha Rizvi, who got her start in tennis as a 9-year-old in Dhahran, recently garnered the International Tennis Association’s Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award in the United States.
Cruise Update
Diminished interest in two cruises being promoted through the Aramco ExPats Travel Club has forced formal plans to be canceled.
The Crescent, The Sea, and the Long Sand: Poems and Stories
We moved from Chicago to start working at Aramco in Dhahran in July, 1981. I worked at the ITC (Industrial Training Center) and our children, Aaron and Jason, attended the Dhahran schools.
Arabian Memories
Arabian Memories is very unique book in the fact that it is a combination of the author’s, Susan Gregory, memories of her stay in Abqaiq and Udhailiyah from 1990 to 2002 as well as having many cultural tidbits of Saudi and the Middle Eastern culture included for any who are preparing for a move to the Middle East.
Old Karachi Video 1942 By A British Soldier
Karachi As Seen By A British Soldier Sometime Between 1942 And 1947: Lively Street Scenes, Animals, Buildings, Life In Karachi Cantonment, Followed By The Journey Back Towards Britain On A Troop Ship Through The Suez Canal.
Aramco Brats: I Didn’t Know
Even though I have never worked for Saudi Aramco, I have been a close follower of this company. I had to.
Iqbal Ahmed Retires After More Than Four Decades of Service
After 42 years of service with the company, senior drilling engineer consultant Iqbal Ahmed has retired.
Owens Retire, Leave Rich Dhahran Legacy
For most Saudi Aramco expats, retirement means “going home,” but for Tom Owen, things will be a bit different. A second generation Aramcon, Tom Owen was born in Dhahran 63 summers ago and boasts he has spent every summer of his life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, most of that in Dhahran.
The Continued Arctic Adventures of the Camelman
In a previous newsletter we reported on a trip “North to Alaska” undertaken not long ago by Aramcon annuitant Fred Bobb (a.k.a. “Camelman”) and Barbara.
Habib ur Rehman Celebrated His 11th Happy Birthday
Habib ur Rehman is the son of Dr. Ata ur Rehman and Dr. Kiran A. Rehman and the grandson of Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan, V.P. of Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees Association Karachi (SAEEA).
Cruise Deadline August 11
There is still time to act for people who would like to cruise the Méxican Riviera with the Aramco ExPats Travel Club in October but have not yet booked their places.