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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 ...

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

Stephen Odell executive vice-president and FMC’s president of Europe, Middle East and Africa, offers an insight into how the changes will all come together for the greater cause.

November 5th, 2013 - 01:14 GMT

Playing it right: Ford assigns high priority to Middle East market

Anticipating the sweeps, hundreds of business owners shuttered their shops. In addition, commercial activity at the Jeddah Islamic Port dropped and food prices spiked.

November 5th, 2013 - 12:36 GMT

Well, that went well: Saudi Arabia aggressive labor raids put schools, businesses on stand-by

Saudi Build 2013 represents the 25th anniversary of the annual construction show in KSA (Courtesy of Archello)

November 5th, 2013 - 12:17 GMT

850 exhibitors, 35 countries: Saudi Build 2013 opens in Riyadh

Two BAIC models will initially be sold in the UAE through the Gargash Motors alliance (Courtesy of Truth About Cars)

November 5th, 2013 - 11:32 GMT

Will China 'drive' UAE's automobile market? BAIC vehicles en route to the Emirates