As an early contributor to Aramco ExPats news and photo galleries, the late Al McKeegan shared a treasure trove of recollections and black-and-white photos from around Dhahran in the late 1940s. His initial article began, "When I first got turned on to your new site, I thought it looked like another site for mostly the ones who came to the field after 1960...
For nearly 20 years, people have contributed meaningful photos to our Photo of the Week campaign featured in the Aramco ExPats Highlights & Notices newsletter. Be transported back in time as you enjoy this heartwarming look back through our Photo of the Week galleries featuring fond memories and familiar faces.
The first time I met a camel was in the open desert. I was taken to visit a grazing herd amid the sandy reaches between Riyadh and Hail, Saudi Arabia. I kept a bit of distance, and an inquisitive camel (a female, I was told) approached at an ambling, padding lope.
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has entered into discussions with Hengli Group Co., Ltd. (“Hengli Group”) regarding the potential acquisition of a 10% stake in Hengli Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (“Hengli Petrochemical”), subject to due diligence and required regulatory clearances.
Aramco’s 2023 Energy Efficiency Awards ceremony was held recently in Dhahran to celebrate teams and departments that have demonstrated energy efficiency enhancement and successfully executed energy efficient initiatives to support the company’s Energy Management Program (EnMP).
In December 1978 I went on a DOG’s tour (Dhahran Outing Group) to India and Nepal. There were about 15 in our group. Our Indian itinerary revolved around visiting the historical sites in Agra and New Delhi. All five sites we visited have since been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites...
For nearly 20 years, people have contributed meaningful photos to our Photo of the Week campaign featured in the Aramco ExPats Highlights & Notices newsletter. Be transported back in time as you enjoy this heartwarming look back through our Photo of the Week galleries featuring fond memories and familiar faces.
Join us as we celebrate our dear friend and longtime contributor Tor Eigeland, 92, who died last week. Tor set sail from his hometown of Oslo, Norway in 1947 at age 16, and he never looked back. In his 20s he transitioned from sailor to journalist...
Saudi designer Tima Abid merges contemporary fashion with her own cultural influences. Her collections are earning recognition from Paris to Riyadh and she is redefining bold elegance amid changing times in the Arabian Gulf.
For the 20th Biennial Reunion, we're going to the desert. No, not that desert. It's Palm Springs, baby!! Mark your calendars for June 26 - 30, 2025. We love, love, love our Arizona and Texas reunions, but we also love a little variety, and, according to our 2025 Reunion Poll, so do you!
For nearly 20 years, people have contributed meaningful photos to our Photo of the Week campaign featured in the Aramco ExPats Highlights & Notices newsletter. Be transported back in time as you enjoy this heartwarming look back through our Photo of the Week galleries featuring fond memories and familiar faces.
Embarking on a golfing expedition with my beloved grandfather Mohammed Ifteqaruddin, Badge #140948, Technical Advisor Mechanical Services, Ras Tanura Refinery, and sister Zainab was an adventure filled with excitement and discovery.
Rehmat Ul Alameen Welfare Organization (RAWO) was established in April 2013 in a small house in Korangi, under the supervision of Col (R) Javed Majid, assisted by Qari Saifullah. The aim of RAWO is to uplift the poor people economically: raise education standards, support them financially, increase their earning capacity and provide a platform to excel further.
Figs are a signature crop in Tunisia. The fruit is currently a part of a Mediterranean research project called FIGGEN that is assessing how these fruit trees thrive as changes in climate are causing other crops to fail. The study aims to plant a seed for preserving the biodiversity of increasingly arid ecosystem.
My granddaughter, Olivia, and I attended RootsTech 2024, the world's largest family history conference, which was remarkable. Over 16,000 attendees participated in the Salt Lake City, Utah in-person event. At the same time...
For nearly 20 years, people have contributed meaningful photos to our Photo of the Week campaign featured in the Aramco ExPats Highlights & Notices newsletter. Be transported back in time as you enjoy this heartwarming look back through our Photo of the Week galleries featuring fond memories and familiar faces.
According to Enûma EliŠ, in the Bronze Age Babylonian creation story, the world began when the god Marduk built a platform of earth and reeds in the primordial marshes, where all the lands were sea. Such a place still existed as recently as half a century ago.
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, today awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts worth $7.7 billion for a major expansion of its Fadhili Gas Plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
In near Kala Shah Kaku, a native resident of small village Kallar, named Amjad Hussain, ex-employee of Saudi Aramco, Badge# 073452, thought of educating the poor, needy, and the deserved children of the village in the year 1999. Prior to this, there was no education facilities in village Kallar.
Retired Aramcons, and former Dhahran Tennis Association (DTA) members, converged at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the annual BNP Paribas Open, "Tennis Paradise" - and that is certainly an appropriate nickname! Michele Taylor, former DTA President for multiple years...