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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 ...

"For a lot of us Finns, including myself, Nokia phones are part of what we grew up with. Many first reactions to the deal will be emotional," said Alexander Stubb, Finland's minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, on his Twitter account.

September 3rd, 2013 - 01:14 GMT

After a 150 year-old legacy, Microsoft to purchase Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion

The deal would be so big that some analysts said the effect on the British economy would be as great as the hundreds of billions of pounds injected into the British economy since 2009 by the central bank, the Bank of England.

September 3rd, 2013 - 12:27 GMT

V for Verizon, Vodafone: the two giants sign blockbuster mega-deal!

With a built up area of 64,000 sq m, Louvre Abu Dhabi is conceived as a complex of pavilions, plazas, alleyways and canals, evoking the image of a city floating on the sea. Pictured:' Divinci's The Saint Anne' at Musee du Louvre, Paris-Getty.

September 3rd, 2013 - 10:14 GMT

Drake to execute major part of the Louvre Abu Dhabi project

Lebanon leads the way in the region, benefitting from a $496 million trade commitment in the past year, a 34 percent increase on the previous fiscal year.

September 3rd, 2013 - 09:40 GMT

The World Bank wants MENA economies to trade more, amongst themselves

In 2012, around 30 ICT firms, including gaming and content development companies, closed their offices and left the Kingdom.

September 3rd, 2013 - 09:10 GMT

ICT hub in danger? Major gaming company to leave Jordan

44 per cent work of employees work remotely for half the week or more (Photo Credit: Shutterstock).

September 3rd, 2013 - 08:03 GMT

Time to ditch the desk? Half the world thinks so!

Concerns however remain depending on how the situation evolves in the coming days.

September 2nd, 2013 - 01:23 GMT

Thanks to delayed US action, GCC markets are rebounding

Al-Faisal said on 19 August that his country, which boasts a budget surplus of over $100 billion, would compensate Egypt for any aid cuts from Western nations.

September 2nd, 2013 - 12:37 GMT

"Aid to Egypt will not be cut", promises Saudi Arabia

Buildings to be constructed in the near future in Dubai will be built under a new set of rules to ensure they are able to withstand earthquakes within the region.

September 2nd, 2013 - 11:53 GMT

Are Dubai’s towers earthquake-proof?

"Priceless Arabia will give cardholders unique experiences in one of the world’s most diverse and exciting regions,” said MasterCard.

September 2nd, 2013 - 09:18 GMT

MasterCard now providing cardholders a 'Priceless' experience in the Middle East

The minister said that priority was given to funding “added-value projects that can solve central issues of energy, water and transportation”.

September 2nd, 2013 - 06:36 GMT

Jordan ready to utilize GCC grant, but waiting for payments and green light

“Our top priority at JIB is to attract investments in the renewable energy sector due to the dire need of the Kingdom to diversify energy resources," said Awni Rushound, CEO of the Jordan Investment Board.

September 2nd, 2013 - 06:26 GMT

Jordan's energy sector about to attract phenomenal investments