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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 ...

The proposed Islamic corporate governance center represents one of the first times that Dubai has attempted to standardize Islamic guidelines for corporate behavior beyond bank and insurance institutions (Courtesy of Emirates 247)

November 12th, 2013 - 01:28 GMT

Dubai slated to open first Islamic corporate governance center

Lower oil prices and decreases in global demand further serve as a "deficit threat" for many Arab states since oil export receipts currently account for 80 percent of government revenues throughout the GCC (Shutterstock)

November 12th, 2013 - 01:06 GMT

IMF warns Arab oil states of projected deficits by 2016

The South African-based MTN group has selected Etisalat SmartHub to extend its regional network reach in the Middle East (Courtesy of Ventures Africa)

November 12th, 2013 - 11:37 GMT

Leading African telecom provider partners with Etisalat

Inflation in Iran is at a staggering 39%. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

November 12th, 2013 - 06:00 GMT

IMF and Iran meet to discuss measures to curb inflation

More people in the GCC will be swapping out their old bulbs for energy efficient LEDs. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

November 12th, 2013 - 05:41 GMT

LED production in GCC to triple revenue in the next five years

Despite regional challenges, Air Arabia posted an impressive growth in revenue for the first nine months of the year. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

November 12th, 2013 - 05:28 GMT

Low cost airline pioneer's revenues take off

"No country is taking the lead, it is an Egyptian project," said the country's investment minister.

November 12th, 2013 - 04:55 GMT

Egypt to finalize tender for Suez Canal development, but this time along, Qatar stands no chance

Ali stressed that the military institution has no intention of becoming involved in the economic policy of Egypt in the future.

November 12th, 2013 - 04:55 GMT

Military spokesman: We have no control over Egypt's economy

The International Monetary Fund urged Kuwait last month to contain public spending to avoid risks from a drop in the price of crude oil which accounts for 94 percent of state revenues.

November 11th, 2013 - 11:24 GMT

Bye bye nanny state, hello Egypt/Jordan style protests? Kuwait to possibly scratch $16 billion worth of subsidies

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom Holding Company invested $300 million in Twitter in 2011 (Courtesy of the Guardian)

November 11th, 2013 - 09:10 GMT

Tweeting has never been better for Saudi Prince's Twitter investments

Abu Dhabi plans to expand its mall space to 798, 966 square meters within the next four years (Courtesy of UAE Style Magazine)

November 11th, 2013 - 08:54 GMT

Abu Dhabi reels in retail scene

Bahrain's labor fund Tamkeen offers training budget subsidies to employers to pay increase subsidies for employees who have participated in Tamkeen development trainings (Courtesy of Bahrain News Agency)

November 11th, 2013 - 08:36 GMT

Bahrain launches employee training program, and is picking up part of the tab too