The Aramco Savings Plan, an excellent benefit available to Aramco employees, can help you save toward retirement using pre-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions. Could you be making mistakes that are keeping you from optimizing your benefit? Below we share five common Aramco Savings Plan mistakes as well as tips for avoiding them.
In September, Lou Spencer was in Yellowstone National Park working for a company called Road Scholar as a tour leader. One afternoon in a parking lot called Madison Junction, he ran into David and Susan Jackson, who were his neighbors in Dhahran on 2 Second Sreer.
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.
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and Taulia, a SAP company and leading FinTech provider of working capital management solutions — supported by the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) as one of the key finance providers of the domestic industrial sector...
Hamza Ahmed Khan, son of Bushra Irshad and Kamran Ahmed Khan Ghouri turned two on the 24th of October, 2024. His birthday was celebrated on the 26th of October due to the weekend. Hamza is a joyful and happy kid who loves to play and dance all day.
One born destitute, the other to opulence, two malikas, or queens in Arabic, open our six-part series on some of the most notable historic women leaders in Muslim lands.
In 1983 a large group of friends at a cocktail party in Dhahran suddenly realized that they were all eventually going to leave Aramco and return to the four corners of the USA. Jon Foster thought it would be great to have a way to keep in touch. After bouncing around ideas, Jon drew up bylaws reviewed by Bill Klingman, for what became the 1990 Club.
If you’re saving for retirement through the Aramco Savings Plan, it's crucial to understand how the IRS’ required minimum distributions (RMDs) impact you. Once you turn 73 (if born in 1959 or earlier) or 75 (if born in 1960 or later), the IRS mandates withdrawals from your tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 401ks.
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 Museums Commission has announced plans to launch a landmark exhibition on the art of the Kingdom to bring Saudi contemporary work to the global stage. The exhibition will tour several countries, introducing international audiences to the vibrant art scene in Saudi Arabia and showcasing the nation’s most prominent contemporary artistic endeavors.
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning. It is a pleasure to be with you all. I would like to thank everyone at the Energy Market Authority for their hospitality, and organizing this important annual conference. This country has an outstanding reputation for turning vision into reality...
While I was in Canada, my son Zubair took me to Iqbal Foods to do some grocery shopping. I found that the saying, “Happiness is not in money, but in shopping,” is cent percent correct. I was delighted to see that under one roof I could find hundreds of products from India and other South Asian countries.
The United Kingdom is experiencing a surge in demand for contemporary art of African origin. For artists of the African diaspora, the UK represents a new arena in which to showcase their messages through unique techniques and mediums.
Baby Ayra Khan turned 5 on October 12th, 2024! Time truly does fly. Ayra is the daughter of Engr. Bilal Ahmed Khan and Faryal Khaleeq. Ayra’s 5th happy birthday was celebrated on the 12th of October.
Two remarkable men with Aramco connections dating back some seven decades died two days apart late last month. Bert Seal, a photographer, was a friend with whom I had the pleasure of covering many company reunions in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. He joined Aramco in 1955 and stayed five years before heading to Libya and winding up in San Diego, Calif., where he continued to ply his avocation.
We are excited to invite you to an informative event hosted by Gabrielle Reilly and Hanna Kennedy, featuring insights from Creative Planning International (formerly Reilly Financial Advisors). Join us at Tandoori House in Dhahran on Tuesday, November 12th at 18:00 for refreshments, appetizers, and guidance on financial topics specific to Aramcons.
Aramco Ras Tanura ex-employees have been holding yearly reunions since 1984 across various parts of the U.K. and also Ireland, Bulgaria and France. In September 2024 the reunion was held at Trentham, Stoke-On-Trent in North Staffordshire, England.
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.
Generation 3 comprises a global initiative to build on the achievements of the partnership to date, and leverage cutting-edge technologies to deliver real-world impact and inspire the next generation.
Nathan Phillips Square is a popular public place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in front of Toronto City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street W and Bay street. Festivals of varying sizes are held throughout the year to celebrate Toronto’s cultural diversity and spirit.