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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 ...

Pictured: Marley and Lea Manga, aged 13 and 10, respectively. (Photo Credit: Gulf Business)

October 30th, 2013 - 09:41 GMT

Father of two tennis prodigies calling on Qatar to finance their talents

Having initial plans for two-hub operations in Kuwait and Dubai, Jazeera today has focused its operations mainly on its home base.

October 30th, 2013 - 09:23 GMT

Thought Al-Jazeera airways was one of those 'cheap' airlines? Well, think again, because it's building its own terminal

The loan guarantees were announced during US President Barack Obama’s visit to Jordan in March, when he also announced a $200 million in additional aid for 2013.

October 30th, 2013 - 08:29 GMT

Well, that worked well: US- guaranteed Jordanian bonds oversubscribed by 180%

The inauguration of the ambitious project that has cost an estimated three billion euros coincides with the 90th anniversary of the founding of modern Turkey.

October 30th, 2013 - 08:10 GMT

Tebrikler! Turkey realizes one-and-a-half century dream with inauguration of East-West railway tunnel

Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh ordered a "widespread review" of the oil contract process shortly after he took office in August in an effort to revive investment in Iran's oil sector (Courtesy of Press TV)

October 30th, 2013 - 07:11 GMT

Iran to produce new oil contract framework for foreign investors

The proposed railway will link Oman to Kuwait via United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia by 2018 (Courtesy of Arabian Business)

October 30th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Construction on $15.5 billion railway linking 6 Gulf countries to start next year

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October 29th, 2013 - 12:30 GMT

Despite all, Cairo real estate in high demand

Other workers managing baqalas (corner shops) are struggling to sell whatever is left of their merchandise at cheap prices before the grace period ends.

October 29th, 2013 - 12:19 GMT

No 'grace' left: desperate to make the most out of their numbered days in Saudi, expats offer services at low rates

“The Kingdom is the largest producer of oil, while China is the second largest country in the world, which has a great energy demand,” Al-Suwaiyel said.

October 29th, 2013 - 12:10 GMT

Saudi Arabia to seek China's expertise on oil refining

The Dubai-based Emirates airline, which is said to be in talks with Boeing for its 777X new-generation aircraft, and also with Airbus for ordering more of its A380, will account for bulk of the orders with an estimated value of above $50 billion.

October 29th, 2013 - 11:49 GMT

UAE airlines ready to splurge $90 billion on aircrafts

The experts said that Oman’s projects market had proved to be a stable source of opportunities for local and international contractors, they stated.

October 29th, 2013 - 11:35 GMT

Oman has $20 billion worth of transport investments under its sleeve

The loss of Egyptian gas supplies, which used to account for over 80 per cent of Jordan’s electricity generation needs, has driven generation costs to over 187 fils per kilowatt hour (kw/h).

October 29th, 2013 - 10:56 GMT

No wonder it's going nuclear: Jordan says Egypt's gas disruptions to cost it over $2 billion