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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 ...

Harvard Business Review is now available in Arabic due to the prominent journal's collaboration with a UAE-based conglomerate (Courtesy of Harvard Business School)

December 29th, 2013 - 11:59 GMT

Hot off the press: Harvard Business Review's Management section now available in Arabic!

Pearl has been identified recently by Dubai Exports among a number of product categories that can help boost the emirate’s exports and industrial sector. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

December 29th, 2013 - 07:21 GMT

UAE's original economy still thrives: Pearl trade up 15%

The committee's tasks will involve reviewing the associations' accounts and businesses and writing reports on their activities and financial positions.

December 29th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

Egypt to reshuffle Muslim Brotherhood's frozen funds

Four Gulf states — Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE — agreed in 2012 to provide aid worth a total $5 billion to Morocco in the period 2012-2017.

December 29th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

The new pampered child to replace Egypt? Qatar okays $1.25 billion aid package to Morocco

Jeddah authorities are planning to spend $160 million in 2014 to ease traffic woes for its residents (File Archive)

December 27th, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

Saudi Arabian city to spend how much to ease traffic congestion?!

Last December, Toyota said it had agreed to pay about $1.1 billion (€800 million) to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by the series of mass recalls from the automaker.

December 26th, 2013 - 03:30 GMT

Speeding ticket? Blame your toyota! Saudi Arabia forced to recall 400,000 Toyotas for unintended acceleration

But Gulf stocks are no longer as cheap as they were relative to the rest of the world, and some economic shifts may not be ideal for markets.

December 26th, 2013 - 03:10 GMT

Bullish growth projected for GCC stocks in 2014

The BMW 7-Series V12 Bi-Turbo Special Edition can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and can reach a top speed of 250 km/h (Courtesy of Car Scoop)

December 26th, 2013 - 01:18 GMT

New BMW models roll up in style in Saudi

Governments are now issuing sukuks to finance their debts (File Archive)

December 26th, 2013 - 12:44 GMT

Why are sukuk sales set to soar in 2014?

The UAE is among the top five countries in the world for new hotel openings over the past five years. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

December 26th, 2013 - 09:51 GMT

UAE hospitality sector marked by unprecedented 'hotel rush'

Natural gas supplied by Aramco is expected to double next year. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

December 26th, 2013 - 09:19 GMT

Saudi petrochemical earnings expected to grow to $11 bn in 2014

The Egyptian Trade Union has been a main site of protests in the country since the Jan. 25 revolution (Courtesy of the Christian Science Monitor)

December 26th, 2013 - 09:09 GMT

Work without wages? Egypt fails to establish minimum salary for private sector workers