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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 ...

On the other hand, real estate expert Marie bin Mubarak bin Mahfooz said real estate prices will spike this year because of the increasing demand on lands and properties.

January 13th, 2014 - 03:20 GMT

Blessed: Mecca's real estate sector defies expectations

UAE is set to become the world's leading consultancy hub in 2014 (Courtesy of UAE Interact)

January 13th, 2014 - 10:00 GMT

Seeking advice? Head to world's fastest growing consulting market: UAE

UAE ranks ninth in the world's top superyacht-building shipyards (File Archive)

January 13th, 2014 - 09:19 GMT

Smooth sailin' for this GCC economy that ranks in top 10 for superyacht construction

Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has called for an end to sanctions on Iran in his interview with BBC (Courtesy of Arabian Business)

January 13th, 2014 - 07:58 GMT

Why Dubai is urging world to lift sanctions on Iran

The Passat was largely influential in Volkswagen Middle East recording its most successful ever month in July last year when sales rose 51 per cent on the same period in 2012

January 13th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Volkswagen sales in the Middle East booming

The Italian government has been leading the charge to reopen the Iranian marketplace in order to cash in on Tehran’s energy sector.

January 13th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Is Italy helping bring down the sanctions? Iran and Italy's economic ties raising the US' eyebrows

Qatar to help Iran to develop its share of the world’s biggest gas field so both countries can reap the maximum long-term rewards, sources at state-run Qatar Petroleum (QP) say.

January 12th, 2014 - 06:02 GMT

What will Qatar get out of an Iranian nuclear deal?

The Gulf Cooperation Council’s electricity and water undersecretaries, heads of specialised bodies and organisations will meet in Kuwait on Tuesday to discuss the water network project

January 12th, 2014 - 05:40 GMT

GCC countries to meet over common water network

Nearly 15,000 illegal workers have been arrested in the Eastern Province after the raids.

January 12th, 2014 - 04:59 GMT

Saudi Arabia still going hard at labor market overhaul

Bahrain's theme park will cover an area of 93,618 sq meters and will include amusement rides and the country's first indoor ski slope and full-size ice arena (Shutterstock)

January 12th, 2014 - 11:23 GMT

And you thought Bahrain was tiny! $52.7 million Bahraini theme park to include weather and gravity defying gigs

The GCC is ahead of MENA in terms of competitiveness. (Image credit: Hotelier Middle East)

January 12th, 2014 - 10:32 GMT

Report: Why the GCC will continue to drive growth in MENA

Royal Jordanian was one of three Middle East airlines that was ranked in the top 10 safest airlines globally (Courtesy of Arabian Gazette)

January 12th, 2014 - 09:19 GMT

Three Middle East jets soar to top 10 safest airline rankings