1960s Christmas Scenes from Sun and Flare
The pleasures of the holiday season, as celebrated in Aramco camps throughout the 1960s, are depicted here in photographs from the Arabian Sun & Flare.
The pleasures of the holiday season, as celebrated in Aramco camps throughout the 1960s, are depicted here in photographs from the Arabian Sun & Flare.
Sadly, none of us have particularly strong memories of Syria. Under the rule of the al-Assad family and the Alawite minority since 1970 (and has been ever since), I think our intention was to travel straight through to Turkey, but this plan was thwarted.
Congratulations to Larry and Billie Tanner who, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, celebrated 76 years of marriage.
For this year’s school field trip, our school decided to take our batch to the “Oceanic Cruise”, located near I.I Chandigarh Road in Karachi and takes you into the deep sea Kamari till Menorah Island. Saying it was a fun experience would truly be an understatement.
By tackling often overlooked societal issues. Palestinian-born Sami Kafati's body of work has shaped Honduran cinema even years after his passing.
Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees Association(SAEEA), Hyderabad, India called a meeting of Old boys (young hearts) to meet and greet at the residence of Ghulam Ansari at Azizbagh, Tolichowki on Sunday afternoon, November 26, 2023.
My colleague, Heather, and I were supposed to go to a wedding in Hyderabad, India that week in January 2022. However, COVID was still very much on the national consciousness and rumors were flying that if we went to India, we were not going to be able to return to Saudi.
Back in Amman, we decided it was a good opportunity to visit the occupied West Bank and Israel. We organised a tour with a driver and guide. The tour included a taxi from Amman to the Allenby Bridge crossing, first built under Ottoman rule with subsequent rebuilds in 1918, 1927 and 1946 due to earthquakes and terrorism.
Ex-Aramco family friends connected in Lahore, Pakistan after a long time, and were met with the good news of the launching of “Aramco Retirees Association – Pakistan (ARAP)”, based in Lahore. Aramco and its retirees continue to connect thousands of people. About 70 Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees and their families from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and the UK attended a grand dinner in Lahore on November 15, 2023.
I am Amaan Younus the grandson of Saudi Aramco employee, Mohammed Ifteqaruddin, Badge #140948, Ras Tanura Refinery Maintenance Department, Technical Advisor Mechanical Services (1977 to 2010). I would like to share my achievement with the Aramco Expats global community. Based on the following announcement, I took a pledge as well as sent an essay, under the banner “Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023” (Discussion on exam 2023).
The Aramco Retiree Golf Group held its ninth event at Horseshoe Bay (HSB) Resort on Lake LBJ in Marble Falls near Austin, Texas. Golf activities included three rounds of golf at HSB Resort Ram Rock, Slick Rock and Apple Rock golf courses.
Save the date for the 2024 Saudi Aramco Hafla Annuitants Reunion to be held Friday, August 30th through Monday, September 2nd at the Omni Las Colinas Hotel in Irving, TX.
From the Jordanian border post at Al-Omari, it took about 2 hours to reach Amman. We had treated ourselves by booking rooms at the newly built Ambassador Hotel, which overlooked the eastern part of the old city, with a breath-taking panoramic view, and more importantly a bar!
An entertaining Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ensured a 2023 Formula 1 season that's long been settled as a competitive spectacle on a high, even if this year's dominant driver-team combination came out on top one last time.
Scientists in Aramco’s Research and Development Center (R&DC) have created a computer-aided tool to potentially evaluate carbon capture and utilization from Aramco facilities based on technoeconomic and life cycle analysis.
A unique co-production between Saudi Arabia and Japan is telling Arab tales in the burgeoning style of anime film. In 2018, on an upper floor of a modest office building in the Nakano district of western Tokyo, Mohammed Aldhafeeri adjusted his traditional Arab shamagh headdress and prepared to go into battle.
Formula 1 achieved something incredible just by making its new Las Vegas Grand Prix — a Saturday night street race on a super-fast circuit encompassing the city's famous Strip — happen. And the epic race that ensued more than lived up to the expectation created by a week of glitzy build-up.
In May 1978 three of us drove back to the United Kingdom. Many people have driven to Europe from Saudi Arabia or vice versa and the reasons vary - from picking up a new car in Europe, taking a holiday, starting or finishing a contract, or simply a great adventure.
Thought a picture of my folks might help jog some of the older memories out there. Mom and Dad are Helen and Barney McKeegan who spent about 10 years in Dhahran. My dad arrived in the field in 1944. My mom and I along with my two sisters arrived in 1947. My sisters are Maureen and Sharon. Maureen was one of the founders of the original BRATS group.
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) this week announced Saudi artist Obaid Alsafi as the winner of the sixth edition of the Ithra Art Prize. Launched in 2017, the Ithra Art Prize is the largest art grant in the region...