Dhahran ain't changed much. Dammam is about the same, but Al-Khobar has had a major re-fit. Remember the road from the old airport, (Yes they got a new one, it's only a bigger shed than the old one) well they have all been re-laid into a three laner on both sides. Big American type, over priced Malls every where. Lots of shiny shops.
Do you remeber the Al-Shullah mall in the middle of Crow-bar well that was burned to the deck a few years ago......suspected Insurance job???
If you ever ventured North to Ras-Tanura (Nasty-Rasty) it's a bigger mess than twenty years ago. It just seems to get worse.
I am based, whilst inshore, about two-hundred and forty kliks North in a place called Tan-a-jib, which is about another two-hundred klicks South of Kuwait. Another shit-hole totally isolated. But as I said previously it's better than a Giro. 8)