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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 ...

KPMG said its new team will be able to provide clients with world-class advice on some of the main issues facing banks in this industry.

November 7th, 2013 - 04:55 GMT

KPMG gets on the lucrative Islamic finance bandwagon

Carried out on a build-operate-transfer, the project entailed the construction of a 325-kilometre pipeline to convey water from the ancient Disi aquifer in southern Jordan to the capital.

November 6th, 2013 - 03:24 GMT

Mashallah! Jordan's Disi Pump at 90% capacity

Zain Bahrain began its $100 million network transformation project in April and is reportedly in the final stages of the upgrade (Courtesy of Arabian Business)

November 6th, 2013 - 09:35 GMT

Zain Bahrain in final stages of $100 million network transformation upgrade

UK Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid told reporters at the World Islamic Economic Forum that GIFIG will include members from key Islamic finance centers, such as the central bank governors from Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, the UK and Malaysia (Courtesy of the Telegraph)

November 6th, 2013 - 09:16 GMT

Is the UK the next leader in Islamic finance? British treasury establishes Islamic finance monitoring group

Only first and business ticketed passengers can use Qatar Airways' premium lounge in Heathrow (Courtesy of Qatar Airways)

November 6th, 2013 - 08:46 GMT

First Gulf airline to join oneworld alliance accused of breaching policies

Dubai hosted the Global Entrepreneur Summit last December. Speakers and panels focused on women entrepreneurship in the region (Courtesy of Trade and Export Middle East)

November 6th, 2013 - 08:15 GMT

December exhibition in Dubai to focus on female entrepreneurship in the Middle East

Natural gas is estimated to account for almost a quarter of the world's energy demand by 2035 (Shutterstock)

November 6th, 2013 - 07:41 GMT

Middle East demand for natural gas projected to 'significantly' increase in upcoming years

For the first time since the civil war began, the Syrian Pound has made gains against the US Dollar. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

November 6th, 2013 - 05:57 GMT

Why the Syrian Pound surged against the US Dollar last week

The Kingdom Tower will be the tallest building in the world. (Image credit: pinnaclelist.com)

November 6th, 2013 - 05:32 GMT

British firm wins contract to manage construction of world's tallest building

A German government spokeswoman, contacted by AFP, declined to comment and would not confirm or deny the reported letter.

November 6th, 2013 - 04:55 GMT

But why? Saudi Arabia ready to splurge billions on German submarines

Qatar's Ministry of Finance hopes the new borrowing rules will prevent spending splurges that could lead to a nationwide economic crisis similar to Dubai's 2009-2010 crash (Courtesy of Global Arab Network)

November 5th, 2013 - 03:01 GMT

Attention all Qatari companies with 'significant' government shareholdings: these new borrowing rules are for you

Gulf Air will offer daily flights to Dubai World Central starting in December (Courtesy of Gulf Air)

November 5th, 2013 - 02:17 GMT

Bahrain politicians let Gulf Air fly 'free', withdraw bailout payback vote