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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 ...

Saudi Arabian Airlines will privatise four of its major sectors over the course of 2014 (File Archive)

January 2nd, 2014 - 11:56 GMT

Saudi Arabian Airlines set to privatize in 2014...at least partly

The Islamic finance industry growth will go double digit in 2014. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

January 2nd, 2014 - 07:50 GMT

Islamic finance industry to grow to $2 trillion

The online booking on the company’s website yields ‘no flights available’. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

January 2nd, 2014 - 07:19 GMT

Low cost Middle East airline shuts down leaving passengers stranded

India and Saudi Arabia will soon finalize a Standard Employment Contract to ensure a smooth relationship between the employer and the employee, according to a senior Indian minister.

January 2nd, 2014 - 04:48 GMT

Paper work or paradigm shift? Saudi Arabia, India to sign labor cooperation agreement

Kuwait decided for the second year in a row to transfer 25 percent of revenues into the emirate’s sovereign wealth fund, the assets of which are currently estimated at over $400 billion.

January 2nd, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

The usual? Kuwait's budget surplus being eaten away by uncontrolled spending

Healthcare Minister Maha al-Rabat said that an emergency plan is being prepared to ensure that medical services are provided normally and not affected by the strike.

January 2nd, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

An unhealthy democracy? Egypt's doctors to go on strike to protest working conditions

The former head of defunct New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has become the top legal adviser to the government of Ras al Khaimah, according to an internal government memo.

January 1st, 2014 - 05:12 GMT

Fresh with mismangement charges, ex-head of bankrupt US law firm becomes a UAE top legal advisor

In the latest instance of a Silicon Valley tech company being drawn into the shadowy activities of the National Security Agency, Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday denied any involvement in the spy agency's alleged efforts to hack into and monitor iPhones.

January 1st, 2014 - 03:37 GMT

Apple denies any cooperation with NSA in hacking people's iPhones

2013 was a year of gains for GCC stocks. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

January 1st, 2014 - 08:08 GMT

Gulf stocks show strong momentum heading into 2014

Abu Dhabi is building the region's first Green Road to Dubai in 2014 (File Archive)

January 1st, 2014 - 06:00 GMT

2014 to be year of "green" construction in UAE

Egypt's annual inflation rate increased to 12.9 percent in November (File Archive)

January 1st, 2014 - 05:00 GMT

What Egypt's 9 percent pound value plummet in 2013 means for 2014

The airline received 24 new aircraft in 2013 as well ordered 200 new planes including 150 Boeing 777Xs and 50 A380s valued at $99 billion (Dh363.57 billion) at the Dubai Airshow in November

January 1st, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Around the world 18,000 times over: Emirates airlines makes record voyages in 2013