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Dale Richard Saner
Dale Richard Saner, a faithful follower of Christ and loving family man, passed away at his home in North Wales, Pennsylvania on July 7, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Huynh Kim (Lam) Saner and a devoted father.
Not a Not the May Ball
Three reunions, based on the annual Dhahran Rugby Football Club (DRUFC) May Ball held in Dhahran every May between 1975 and 1984, have been held: originally in Limpley Stoke, Bath in June 2013...
News from ARAP Lahore - July 23, 2024
The Aramco Retirees Association of Pakistan (ARAP)’s Executive Committee (ExCom) attended a personalized lavish dinner arranged by Malik Fazal Mehmood to welcome Abdul Hameed, a retiree visiting Pakistan from Canada with his family, and Muhammad Imran Javaid, on a short visit with his family to Pakistan from Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.
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.
Anthony Paul Diede
Anthony Paul Diede was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on March 8, 1962. The Lord called Tony home at the age of 62 on September 18th in New Braunfels, Texas in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his loving family.
Letter from South East and East Asia - Part 3
Twenty of us, all living in Dhahran and Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia at that time decided that we would spend Christmas and New Year in South East and East Asia. We arranged a trip through the Al-Gosaibi Travel Agency, although we did not realise...
Pushing ME Into Nukes Race
Amid the ongoing Iran’s nuclear issue debate, Saudi Arabia has taken a prominent position.
A Saudi Bronx Tale
On Sept. 14, 1993 I was glued to a movie screen watching a movie titled, A Bronx Tale. The movie was about a young boy’s life in the Bronx during the 1960s.
Tragic Story of an Indian Maid
At the time of submitting this article, I heard two different versions of a tragic story about an Indian maid who came to Saudi Arabia to take care of a 70-year-old Saudi woman who lives alone in an apartment.
"Dear Folks": Chapter 21
The waning months of 1956 are history-making for the Middle East. King Saud hosts a first-ever summit of Arab leaders with high hopes of healing ancient tensions and establishing new and mutually beneficial diplomatic and economic relations.
Elda Louise Hutchinson Cressman
Elda Louise Hutchinson Cressman died May 6, 2023 at 95 years, having experienced a wonderful and full life. Elda was born at the Hutchinson homestead south of Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada, July 11, 1927. Her parents are Jessie Iva (nee: Hoover) Hutchinson and Albert Russell Hutchinson.
Leo Millard Glahn
Leo Millard Glahn, aged 85, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2023, after bravely battling a prolonged medical condition. A beloved resident of Bainbridge Island for over two decades, Leo is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Sherry Glahn (née Walker), and their two daughters, Genevieve Glahn and Gabrielle McRae (née Glahn)...
The King’s Man: The Final Curtain - Part III
With The King’s good offices, Harry had prospered in his business ventures and was proprietor of The Ford Motor Company franchise in Jeddah. He owned a house in Riyadh, given to him by Ibn Saud and a beautiful Saudi wife named Rozy.
Ma’a Salama Saudi Arabia: Making Peace Without Closure
I have a feeling that ExPats know a thing or two about closure. Closure is our mind and body’s way to be at peace with something we have lost—a relationship, a job, a move. For Aramcons, we all have to depart from the Kingdom at one point or another...
Syria’s Treasures, Part 1 – Damascus
In this photo essay, Mark Lowey recounts his travels to Syria with his wife and another Aramco couple in April 2011, which inadvertently coincided with the beginnings of the civil uprising in Syria. The last day of their stay in Damascus included an unlikely encounter with the not-so-secret police, Bashar Al Assad’s Military Intelligence Directorate.
Aramco Retiree Golf Group Teed It Up at Pine Mountain, Georgia
The Aramco Retiree Golf Group held their second 2021 event in Pine Mountain, Georgia at Callaway Resort & Gardens September 14-18, 2021. It was a fun filled 5-days of activities including 3 rounds of golf at Callaway Resort Lake View and Mountain View golf courses. The evenings included an “Ice Breaker” Tuesday night at the Cason’s Tap Room onsite...
Syria’s Treasures, Part 2 – Palmyra
In this photo essay, Mark Lowey recounts his travels to Syria with his wife and another Aramco couple in April 2011, which inadvertently coincided with the beginnings of the civil uprising in Syria. In Part 1, the party of four enjoyed an exciting, if somewhat stressful, four days in Syria’s capital, Damascus.
Saudi Arabia to Ireland by Land Rover in 1997: Across the Bosporus to Istanbul and into Europe - Part VIII
After a good breakfast at the hotel, we fill up with 45 liters of diesel at a cost of TL 5,100,000 on a very cold and frosty morning. It is a pleasant drive along the coastal road to the E-80 toll road, which we join. With few readable signs, we become confused about which highway we are really on and where we are going.
The Seven Natural Wonders of Arabia, Part II: Jabal Abyad
Last month we launched our new series on the Seven Natural Wonders of Arabia with a visit to Elephant Rock near Madâin Sâlih in the Al-’Ula region of northwestern Arabia. The second stop on our tour takes us south-southeast from there in the general direction of Madinah to Jabal Abyad...
Beneath the Oasis
There is stupid, and then there is another category even dumber than stupid. At seventeen, I was pretty much the poster child for beyond stupid though it wasn’t entirely my fault.