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October 2nd, 2025 - 11:42 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Snapchat under fire for a policy to impose fees on users

ALBAWABA - Snapchat is expected to impose new fees on people who want to keep their memories saved on the American app. "Pay to save" is a new policy announced by Snapchat that charges users for storing photos and videos. The popular app has designated people with more than 5GB of "archive" as its target group. Under the new policies, users with more than 5 GB of storage will be ...

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February 23rd, 2014 - 08:21 GMT

Tourism companies urge Egypt's tourists to 'stay in their hotels'

The ministry has been conducting studies on the economic effects of levying taxes on companies

February 23rd, 2014 - 08:14 GMT

UAE has no plans to tax individuals – Finance Minister

The number of public transport users last year hit 115,670,587 riders compared with 107,800,000 riders in 2012

February 23rd, 2014 - 08:02 GMT

Paying off! Dubai public transport passengers top 440m

Jordan and Iraq are speeding up their measures and efforts to construct the pipeline, a senior official at the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) told The Jordan Times.

February 23rd, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Iraq to quench Jordan's thirst for oil with preferential prices, $18 billion pipeline

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February 23rd, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Bahrain and the seven deals: India signs record agreements to increase ties with the Kingdom

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February 22nd, 2014 - 11:32 GMT

Making sure to gets its peice of the pie:China to send delegation of 110 traders to Iran next month

The Tamar partners will sell the gas over 15 years starting 2016.

February 20th, 2014 - 08:05 GMT

In attempt to escape Egyptian gas disruptions, Jordan seals $500 million gas deal with Israel

At the start of 2014, Iraq has become one of the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets, offering huge opportunities for those fast and flexible enough to gain a foothold

February 20th, 2014 - 07:53 GMT

Grand expectations: aiming to become the world's fastest growing economy, Iraq commits to $145 billion worth of oil projects

The value of the deals was not disclosed but local media put the figure at around $4.0 billion (2.9 billion euros).

February 20th, 2014 - 07:41 GMT

The end of stinginess and lack of safety scandals? Loss-making Kuwait Airways finally orders new airplanes for first time in 20 years

The Kingdom, the world’s largest crude exporter, shipped 7.54 million barrels a day on average last year, up from 7.41 million barrels a day in 2012.

February 20th, 2014 - 07:33 GMT

Wait until Iran joins in: Saudi oil production hits 12 year high

To cope with the increasing number of visitors, the Saudi government has outlined a plan to invest more than $30 billion in its airports by 2020.

February 20th, 2014 - 05:16 GMT

A worthwhile endeavour? Saudi Arabia to inject the equivalent of a whole country's GDP into its tourism sector

Al Bawaba

February 20th, 2014 - 08:09 GMT

Another (expensive) milestone for Mark: Facebook to acquire WhatsApp