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Cooked on pure gold bars: Jeweler serves $450,000 steak

January 18th, 2026 - 09:42 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Cooked on pure gold bars: Jeweler serves $450,000 steak

ALBAWABA - A bizarre and unusual video has gone viral on social media, showing a New York City jeweler cooking a steak on three gold bars. The sight astonished viewers and garnered millions of views within hours. In the video, the jeweler explained that gold is one of the fastest conductors of heat, causing it to heat up very quickly. He asserted that cooking a steak on gold takes three ...

Solidere, which was set up to rebuild the Beirut Central District, has been hurt by lower demand for real estate due to the spillover from the Syrian crisis, and its shares have lost almost 13 percent since the beginning of 2013.

November 25th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

The only silver lining? Beirut blast unlikely to result in stock sell-off

Iran exported over 132,000 tons of gasoline, valued at $134 million, in the past Iranian calendar year.

November 24th, 2013 - 06:14 GMT

Iran to boost strategic fuel capacities to 12 billion litres

Gulf Air's profits in the third quarter were 24 percent better than its forecast (Courtesy of Khaleej Times)

November 24th, 2013 - 10:00 GMT

Gulf Air's restructuring soars to new heights, airline's profits surpass forecasted results

A scheduled Kuwait Airways flight landed in Iraq late on Wednesday for the first time since the 1990 Iraqi invasion, in the latest sign of improved ties between the neighbors.

November 24th, 2013 - 09:24 GMT

Talk about a flight delay: Kuwait airways flight lands in Iraq for first time since 1990

KSA will focus its infrastructure spending over the next twenty years on electricity and water facilities' upgrades (Courtesy of Arabian Business)

November 24th, 2013 - 09:22 GMT

KSA announces $187 billion infrastructure plans

Qatar National Bank has given the government of Tunisia $500 million to tighten its budget deficit (Courtesy of Bloomberg)

November 24th, 2013 - 07:28 GMT

Will Qatar's $500 million loan help Tunisia solve its economic woes?

Almost all resident in the UAE use a mobile phone and 85 percent of the population uses high-speed internet on a regular basis (Shutterstock)

November 24th, 2013 - 07:10 GMT

UAE rises to record ranking for ICT development

Economic airlines in the Middle East have witnessed an overall absorptive capacity increase from 11.5 to 13.5 million in just one year (Shutterstock)

November 24th, 2013 - 06:49 GMT

Flying on the cheap: Middle East economy airlines take-off as the travel market of the future

The United Arab Emirates capital slapped a five per cent cap on annual rent hikes in January 2008 after surging demand drove rents higher and inflation with them.

November 24th, 2013 - 05:44 GMT

One might as well move to Dubai now, Abu Dhabi scraps rent increase cap

A successful bid by Dubai for Expo 2020 will have a positive impact on the stock market, real estate and foreign direct investments

November 24th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

Three days to go! 97% believe Dubai will win Expo 2020 bid

Hydrogen cars are appealing because unlike electric vehicles, they have the range of a typical gasoline car and can be refueled quickly.

November 21st, 2013 - 02:28 GMT

Coming soon: Hydrogen cars!

Iranian companies have won bids in Iraq to carry out $803 million worth of technical and engineering projects, such as building dams, bridges, residential complexes, power plants, and medical centers, he explained.

November 21st, 2013 - 02:18 GMT

Trade buddies: Iran's exports to Iran estimated at billions of dollars in the last six months