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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 ...

Last week, Global Telecom Holding announced that its Algerian subsidiary Orascom Telecom Algerie has been awarded one of three provisional 3G licenses offered in Algeria at a cost of $40 million.

October 21st, 2013 - 09:33 GMT

Optimism drives Egypt's stocks to two-year high

The law a includes protection of digital data which has already become public property.

October 21st, 2013 - 08:01 GMT

Bahrain to carry a major crackdown on bribery, misuse of funds

At the governorate level, the data indicated that the inflation rate in August 2013 showed that prices fluctuated, rising in some governorates, falling in others and remained stable in other governorates.

October 21st, 2013 - 07:29 GMT

Inflation in Oman declines by one fifth

The contract is estimated to be in the range of 100 to 250 million euros. ($136 to $342 million), said a statement from the company.

October 21st, 2013 - 07:16 GMT

Parisian Technip wins over Qatar Petroleum

Messages sent warn companies and individuals against providing cover to the undocumented expatriates and those overstaying their visa period.

October 20th, 2013 - 08:28 GMT

With grace period ending, Saudi ministries toughen up

Around 1.98 million pilgrims performed hajj this year, a 37.3 percent drop compared to last year.

October 20th, 2013 - 07:49 GMT

Less pilgrims, less spending: Hajj spending down 31% this year

According to ministry estimates, nearly 1.5 million foreign workers are currently residing in the country, with Syrians and Egyptians composing the majority.

October 20th, 2013 - 07:11 GMT

14,000 illegal workers found in Jordan

The survey also noted a general preference towards defensive investments. Around 34 per cent of respondents indicated a preference towards retail and consumer businesses including food and beverage.

October 18th, 2013 - 08:31 GMT

MENA private equity to pick up in 2014

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October 18th, 2013 - 08:22 GMT

Saudi consumers unaffected by oil sector contraction

Hosting Expo 2020 would inject “billions” into the Dubai economy, Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics at the London Business School.

October 18th, 2013 - 10:23 GMT

Can the Expo 2020 transform Dubai's economy?

According to the economists, the consumption expenses of Kuwaitis are higher than their savings and investments.

October 18th, 2013 - 10:09 GMT

Unholy consumption: Kuwaitis, expats spend around $1 billion for Eid!

Jordanian customers look for luxury but with more reasonable prices these days; they want to look trendy, luxurious and fashionable, but with lower price tags, Dahleh told The Jordan Times.

October 18th, 2013 - 09:48 GMT

Jordan's luxury shoppers undeterred by financial difficulties