SAEEA – March 2014

SAEEA – March 2014

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

SAEEA Monthy Progress Meeting Minutes – March 2014

Udhailiyah Hosts First Half Marathon

Udhailiyah Hosts First Half Marathon

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Perfect weather conditions greeted the 65 runners competing in the first ever half marathon held Feb. 7 in ’Udhailiyah. In addition to his responsibilities as race organizer, ’Udhailiyah Recreation consultant Steve Chard was also competing as a warm-up to his attempt at the London Marathon.

An interview with Tim Barger

BY Aramco ExPats / /

By Grace Malone for AramcoExpats.com</em> Tim Barger’s stories about 1950s Aramco evoke a bygone era that defined a certain Aramcon spirit of doing more with less and having a fine time doing it – from a kid’s point of view. His collection Arabian Son: 21 Stories was released last month and I interviewed him about the book by telephone and email.

SAEEA – February, 2014

SAEEA – February, 2014

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

SAEEA Monthly Progress Meeting Minutes – February, 2014

Arabian Son - 21 Stories

Arabian Son - 21 Stories

BY Tim Barger / /

Tim Barger’s collection of stories about his years growing up in Aramco are a study in impaired judgment and poor impulse control - yet they are entirely recognizable to any of us who lived in a place where you woke up to the muezzin and went to  lunch at the whistle.

Steven Reilly Denyer Receives MBA

BY AramcoExPats.com / /

In December 2013, Steven Reilly Denyer received his MBA degree from Hood College in Frederick Maryland. Steven was a student of Dhahran schools from 1980 to 1986. He is the son of Al and Pat Denyer who resided in Dhahran and Ras Tanura from April 1980 to August of 1990 when Al retired from Aramco. Steven and his wife Carrie live in Germantown, Maryland with their two children.

SAEEA - January 2014

SAEEA - January 2014

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

SAEEA Monthly Progress Meeting Minutes - January 2014

The Double-Shot Solution

BY Tim Barger / /

With Lou Reed’s passing and so many people discussing his impact on the contemporary culture of the 60s I can’t help but to remember the first time I ever heard the Velvet Underground. It was in Dhahran when I was 19.

SAEEA - December 2013

SAEEA - December 2013

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

SAEEA Monthly Meeting for December 2013

SAEEA - November 2013

SAEEA - November 2013

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

SAEEA Monthly Meeting for November 2013

SAEEA - October 2013

SAEEA - October 2013

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

SAEEA Monthly Meeting for October 2013

Saudi Aramco, GE and Tata Launch Services Center

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco, GE and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced today the launch of the first all-female business process services center in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Chicken Maqlooba

Chicken Maqlooba

BY Aramco ExPats / /

This is a very famous dish in the Arab world with many variations which include other meats like lamb or beef and different vegetables.

Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah - Fall 2013

Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah - Fall 2013

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Like a modern-day Pied Piper, Kinda Hibrawi greets children at Camp Zeitouna in northern Syria. Her project is one of three involving individuals with company connections that are profiled in “Changing Lives, One at a Time.” Photograph by Mohammed Ojjeh.

Libyan Couscous with Lamb and Onion Chickpea Sauce

Libyan Couscous with Lamb and Onion Chickpea Sauce

BY Aramco ExPats / /

This tender-to-the-bone lamb dish is full of traditional North African ingredients such as chickpeas, couscous, and spices that fill your kitchen with mouthwatering aromas.

Chicken Kabsa

Chicken Kabsa

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Often called the national dish of Saudi Arabia, this favorite gets its flavor from a mixture of intense spices. There are many variations of kabsa.

SAEEA - August 2013

SAEEA - August 2013

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

SAEEA Monthly Meeting for August 2013