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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 ...

Out of 46 applications, 33 consortia were qualified according to the project's specifications, while 14 were picked as among the best applicants.

January 7th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

14 international firms selected so far to develop massive Suez Canal project

In a message to members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Zanganeh also said that unconventional oil production from shale reserves by non-OPEC countries will not be a threat to OPEC.

January 7th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Desperate for a comeback, Iran's oil minster sends a loud and clear message to OPEC's giants

Land prices in Amman have gone up by nearly 40 per cent between 2012 and 2013, he pointed out, indicating that land values in other cities also increased by almost 15 - 20 per cent.

January 6th, 2014 - 05:23 GMT

Jordan's real estate sector booming

In a bid to develop local talent, Qatar has also introduced various hospitality programmes at Stenden University Qatar.

January 6th, 2014 - 05:07 GMT

Will they get to keep their passports? Qatar to create 127,000 hospitality jobs thanks to booming tourism sector

The carrier is awaiting the delivery of a further 97 superjumbos after it placed an order for 50 at the Dubai Airshow late last year.

January 6th, 2014 - 10:39 GMT

Gambling with billions? Emirates airlines 'took a risk' with buying world's largest airplane

Jazeera airways led Middle East airlines in on-time performance in late 2013 (Courtesy of Emirates 24/7)

January 6th, 2014 - 10:32 GMT

With this Middle East airline, you will be sure to be on-time wherever you go

Saudi Arabia's printing industry is the oldest and largest in the Gulf (Courtesy of Global Arab Network)

January 6th, 2014 - 09:56 GMT

Not enough ink for this number: oldest printing market in GCC worth $800 million

Egypt's stock market has continued to rise since Fitch upgraded the country's economic outlook Friday from negative to stable (Courtesy of Al Jazeera)

January 6th, 2014 - 09:08 GMT

Nothing to "Fitch" about: Egypt stocks continue to rise after economic outlook upgrade

The new investment tools add greater in-depth to the country’s financial markets.(Image credit: Shutterstock)

January 6th, 2014 - 08:16 GMT

UAE issues new financial instruments to boost stock market

The pace of the US Federal Reserve’s “tapering” in the coming year is likely to impact emerging market and frontier market sentiment, but investors in the Gulf are in a cautiously optimistic mode for now.

January 6th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Going bipolar? Abu Dhabi and Dubai markets going in opposite directions

According to the latest data released by the Iranian Customs Administration, Iran exported USD 2.682 billion worth of non-oil commodities to the UAE during the nine-month period.

January 6th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Friends or foes? Who knows! Iran-UAE non-oil trade hits close to $10 billion

The crisis has seen output plunge to about 250,000 bpd from nearly 1.5 million bpd before.

January 5th, 2014 - 05:24 GMT

A glimpse of hope? Libya to resume limited oil production