Unique Mangrove Honey Wins Paris Award

Unique Mangrove Honey Wins Paris Award

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Mangrove honey produced in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia has won a gold medal in Paris. For centuries, mangrove forests along the shores of the Arabian Gulf have protected beaches from erosion, provided sanctuary for shrimp and fish spawn, absorbed carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and produced flowers that attract honey bees.

3,000 Attend Annual Arabian Horse Show - 1958

3,000 Attend Annual Arabian Horse Show - 1958

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the April 30, 1958 edition of The Sun and Flare. An audience estimated at 3,000 attended the second Annual Arabian Horse Day held Friday at the corral. The aim of the annual event is to demonstrate the competitive ability and versatility of the Arabian horse.

Gusty Winds Damage Trees, Roofs, Towers at Dhahran - 1957

Gusty Winds Damage Trees, Roofs, Towers at Dhahran - 1957

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the May 1, 1957 edition of The Sun and Flare. Sudden gusts of winds, reaching a velocity of 52 miles per hour, left a line of uprooted trees, buckled towers, and damaged roofs early Sunday afternoon in Dhahran and the surrounding area.

Ithra Gears up to Host Ninth Saudi Film Festival

Ithra Gears up to Host Ninth Saudi Film Festival

BY The Arabian Sun / /

The Saudi Film Festival, now in its ninth edition, will be held May 4-11 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran. The festival is one of the most prominent annual initiatives held by the Cinema Association in partnership with Ithra and supported by the Film Commission.

Aramco, UPDC, and a Mastery of Data Management and Science

Aramco, UPDC, and a Mastery of Data Management and Science

BY The Arabian Sun / /

A decade ago, the top 50 global enterprises worldwide by market capitalization featured merely a handful of data-driven companies. Nowadays, data firms predominate: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta to name but a few. Moreover, many high-performance businesses, irrespective of sector, have become data companies in their own right.

High-level Sinopec Delegation Visits Aramco

High-level Sinopec Delegation Visits Aramco

BY The Arabian Sun / /

A high-level delegation from the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), led by Ma Yongsheng, chairman and secretary of the Leading Party Member Group, was welcomed to Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran recently by members of the company’s corporate management...

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.

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.

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.

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.