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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 ...

Journalists began tweeting and posting video showing what happened. Bay was soon Twitter’s second highest trending topic.

January 8th, 2014 - 12:11 GMT

Samsung's debut of largest high-definition TV ever eclipsed by 'mishap'

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was ranked number one in Arabian Business Magazine’s World’s 500 Most Influential Arab list of 2013 (File Archive)

January 8th, 2014 - 10:15 GMT

Why Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is still topping business charts as "Most Influential Arab" in 2013

A Syrian refugee in Jordan's Zaatari camp retrieves water. Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries on earth (File Archive/AFP)

January 8th, 2014 - 09:42 GMT

Thirsty? This Kingdom needs $750 million to quench its water gap

Bahrain parliament voted to establish the private sector minimum wage Tuesday (Courtesy of Gulf News)

January 8th, 2014 - 09:18 GMT

Bahrain sets new minimum wage for private sector workers

The yellow metal is back in fashion among Emirati shoppers. (Image credit: Wikimedia)

January 8th, 2014 - 09:03 GMT

Gold rebounds in Dubai

The total sukuk issuances for 2013 were $120 billion. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

January 8th, 2014 - 07:21 GMT

Report: 2013 was a record year for Sukuk issuances

Saudi Arabia previously held a conference on healthcare solutions earlier this year (File Archive)

January 8th, 2014 - 06:51 GMT

More IT a day keeps the doctor away? KSA healthcare sector IT spending spikes

Turkey's central bank, statutorily independent, is trying to prop up the lira by selling dollars from its reserves.

January 7th, 2014 - 05:44 GMT

The corruption saga continues: Turkish lira hits record low

Brown spearheaded a letter signed by more than one-third of Democratic senators urging President Obama to nominate Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve System.

January 7th, 2014 - 05:23 GMT

For the first time ever, a woman is about to lead the US Fed

Zain, which posted a net profit of $186 million and revenues of $1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2013, will focus on adding new services in the near future.

January 7th, 2014 - 01:24 GMT

Zain telecom invests a $1 billion in network upgrade, says CEO

Saudi Arabia has already deported 60,000 migrant workers as part of its Saudization movement (Courtesy of Zawya)

January 7th, 2014 - 10:48 GMT

For the "deserving"? Saudi Arabia introduces new welfare program for select citizens

Six destinations were introduced to Etihad Airways’ network in 2013. (Image credit: Carlton Leisure)

January 7th, 2014 - 08:17 GMT

Etihad posts record numbers in 2013