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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 ...

Qatar sent Egypt $3 billion in May of which it converted $1 billion into three-year bonds

September 11th, 2013 - 12:03 GMT

Benevolent Qatar to convert $2 billion Egyptian loan into bonds

Jadawel used the projected income to secure a $900 million syndicated loan from Barclays and other lenders in 2001.

September 11th, 2013 - 12:02 GMT

Good luck with that: Saudi Businessman sues Barclays for $10 billion

Expansion of the Red and Green lines will be completed by 2020 (Photo credit: Getty images).

September 11th, 2013 - 11:02 GMT

Dubai's metro to go redder and greener

Among the participating GCC organizations, UAE-based companies predicted the lowest salary increase at 5 percent

September 11th, 2013 - 10:28 GMT

Here comes the pay check: salaries to increase the most in Saudi Arabia

The Syrian crisis had roiled the markets, with Dubai witnessing a decline of 7.9 per cent this month until yesterday’s surge

September 11th, 2013 - 08:50 GMT

Dubai stocks surge most in the world due to waning Syria tensions

Japan’s exports to the UAE stood at $4.06 billion during January-June period of 2013

September 11th, 2013 - 07:39 GMT

UAE-Japan trade relations not doing very well in 2013

The bank will cut nearly 80 jobs at its bancassurance division and about 120 jobs at its credit card business, Reuters quoted one banking source familiar with the plan as saying.

September 10th, 2013 - 01:17 GMT

First Gulf Bank to fire hundreds of employees

Tatham said the Arab Spring and tougher European tax regimes had led to an increase in property investment by expatriates.

September 10th, 2013 - 01:11 GMT

Dubai property prices highest in the world

Apple is going in the right direction with a cheaper version which is suited for markets like China, India, Middle East and Africa.

September 10th, 2013 - 12:07 GMT

iPhone 5s, 5c to make debut today

The centre had introduced two types of bins - green for organic waste and black for recyclable solid waste - for villas in the emirate.

September 10th, 2013 - 06:08 GMT

A revolutionary development? Abu Dhabi to expand its waste recycling options

Gamification is a proven business discipline that combines psychology and technology to engage both customers and employees to all of the organisations’ digital touch points (Photo Credit: Shutterstock).

September 9th, 2013 - 03:26 GMT

Egypt's forgotten side: introducing gamification to entrepreneurship

In addition to the newly approved 5,000 permits, nearly 70,000 Palestinians have permanent work permits for Israel, according to a defense official.

September 9th, 2013 - 03:20 GMT

Israel grants 5,000 West Bank Palestinian work permits