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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 ...

President Hassan Rouhani inherited an economy in recession as international sanctions against the country weakened its currency and accelerated inflation to about 40 percent in September.

October 23rd, 2013 - 10:03 GMT

Rouhani not pleased with $72 billion debt burden left behind by former administration

While salary increases in the UAE are similar to other countries in the region, purchasing power has been rising more quickly due to more controlled inflation in the country relative to the rest of the GCC.

October 23rd, 2013 - 09:46 GMT

UAE employees: brace yourselves for higher wages

The iPad5 is speculated to have the high-definition Retina display while its smaller version iPad Mini 2 will be lighter.

October 22nd, 2013 - 02:33 GMT

Tomorrow will bring a lighter, thinner IPad5

Kerry thanked Qatar's ruler and people as well as the minister for their economic support of the Palestinians and said other Arab states are expected to follow their example.

October 22nd, 2013 - 02:09 GMT

Qatar being Qatar with $150 million bailout to Palestinian authority

The service will be made available in a phased manner as about six million people have pre-registered for the app, and the company wants to ensure a “smooth roll out” it said.

October 22nd, 2013 - 01:58 GMT

BBM officially no longer just a "blackberry thing"

The bank allocated additional net provisions of $61 million in the first nine months of 2013 with gross doubtful loans accounting for 2.2 percent of gross loans.

October 22nd, 2013 - 01:36 GMT

Expensive Expansion: Bank Audi's profits affected by Turkey launch

The solar park will ultimately have a capacity to generate 1,000 megawatts of power when it is completed in 2030.

October 22nd, 2013 - 01:11 GMT

First Phase of Dubai's solar project sees the sun

The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has decided to reduce the interest rates on key monetary policy tools by 25 basis points (0.25 per cent) from Tuesday signaling lower rates at commercial banks.

October 22nd, 2013 - 11:06 GMT

In light of high confidence and large foreign deposits, Jordan's Central Bank lowers interest rates

“Population growth, increasing income per capita and a booming tourism industry are the main drivers of food consumption in the GCC region, while food is currently the largest segment of consumer expenditure in the entire region." said the report.

October 22nd, 2013 - 07:56 GMT

Food, food, and more food topping GCC consumption appetite

Finance Minister Umayya Toukan on Sunday said that the government is set to issue the US-guaranteed eurobonds on international markets on October 28, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

October 21st, 2013 - 11:48 GMT

Jordan to issue US-backed eurobonds next week, more foreign aid to come

Oil-rich Arab states Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are keen on delivering petroleum products to the Egyptian government as scheduled.

October 21st, 2013 - 10:47 GMT

No fuel, no problem: Egypt's covered

There are several expat workers in the private sector who have been suspended by their employers and they hope to transfer their sponsorships before the end of the amnesty period.

October 21st, 2013 - 10:27 GMT

Only the fittest to survive Saudi's new expat laws on Nov. 3