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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 ...

Although the outlook for the Saudi economy in the next 18 months is relatively bullish, a sudden and persistent downturn in the price of oil would represent a key downside risk to our growth forecasts.

October 18th, 2013 - 08:22 GMT

Saudi consumers unaffected by oil sector contraction

Hosting Expo 2020 would inject “billions” into the Dubai economy, Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics at the London Business School.

October 18th, 2013 - 10:23 GMT

Can the Expo 2020 transform Dubai's economy?

According to the economists, the consumption expenses of Kuwaitis are higher than their savings and investments.

October 18th, 2013 - 10:09 GMT

Unholy consumption: Kuwaitis, expats spend around $1 billion for Eid!

Jordanian customers look for luxury but with more reasonable prices these days; they want to look trendy, luxurious and fashionable, but with lower price tags, Dahleh told The Jordan Times.

October 18th, 2013 - 09:48 GMT

Jordan's luxury shoppers undeterred by financial difficulties

“Gold sales have really taken a hit. I would say the market is down by more than 50 percent compared to the last Haj season,” Mohammed Al-Himms, store manager at MS jewelry outside Makkah’s Grand Mosque, said.

October 14th, 2013 - 10:09 GMT

Arab Spring dwindles interest in gold during Hajj

Other favorable destinations for the Saudis included Malaysia, Turkey and some European countries.

October 14th, 2013 - 09:55 GMT

Dubai is Saudi's Mecca during Eid

Sidi Ould Tah, Mauritanian Minister for Economic Affairs and Development, said the educational output is not in harmony with needs of the labour market and this issue requires reconsideration into the educational systems.

October 14th, 2013 - 09:38 GMT

One in four remain jobless in the Middle East, according to the IMF

World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim has warned that the US was headed toward peril as politicians failed again to resolve a standoff over the budget and debt ceiling.

October 13th, 2013 - 09:40 GMT

'Global growth subdued' and 'US headed towards to danger', says IMF, World Bank

In April 2013, Jordan received the second tranche of the loan to finance projects under the programme, at a total of $385 million

October 13th, 2013 - 09:40 GMT

Two 'Eids' in one? IMF to dispense third tranche of its loan to Jordan

The meeting saw discussions on the international and regional maritime sector, as well as ways to strengthen maritime cooperation and integration between the two sides (Pictured: the Suez Canal).

October 12th, 2013 - 02:33 GMT

Revealed: the Suez Canal's new development partner

On completion, the park will comprise a research and development centre, an educational institute, a museum of technology, exhibitions to help students in training.

October 10th, 2013 - 12:19 GMT

Dubai's first solar park to be launched in less than two weeks!

The Galaxy Round’s 5.7-inch display has a slight horizontal curve and weighs less than the Galaxy Note 3 (Photo credit: AP)

October 10th, 2013 - 11:49 GMT

Samsung reveals its curves for first time ever