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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 ...

According to the law, the percentage should be reviewed every two years, and it can be decreased, increased, or left untouched depending on the economic situation.

August 21st, 2013 - 11:06 GMT

Is Kuwait reconsidering 'Kuwaitization'?

Shell denied rumors that it will halt operations indefinitely.

August 21st, 2013 - 09:55 GMT

International firms in Egypt to resume work

Hashim Shawa, Chairman and General Manager of BOP, said, "We are hopeful that this initiative will take a comprehensive approach and lead to both political and economic developments in the near future." (Photo Credit: Haartez).

August 21st, 2013 - 09:47 GMT

Bank of Palestine profits reach $18.7 million

The most attractive industries in the Kingdom are perceived to be construction (42 percent), telecommunications (33 percent), and banking and finance (32 percent).

August 20th, 2013 - 03:07 GMT

You're about to get hired, just give it three months.

A total of 2,877 students, achieving an average of 89.2 per cent marks in their high school degrees, were accepted for the 2013-2014 academic year.

August 20th, 2013 - 02:12 GMT

University of Sharjah approves Dh605m ($164m) budget

The proposed bank, Ensour added, would not accept deposits in order not to compete with commercial banks in the Kingdom.

August 20th, 2013 - 02:02 GMT

Going small? Jordan to finance SME's

This brings to an end three consecutive years of declining FDI flows to the region since the pre-financial crisis peak of $61.7 billion in 2008, said NBK in an economic update.

August 20th, 2013 - 12:27 GMT

A three-year awaited development: FDI's in GCC no longer declining!

More than 50 local and international companies have signed agreements with KAEC,

August 20th, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

King Abdullah's Economic City labour complex to reach news heights

Goldman Sachs said Monday it expected tighter oil markets to propel Brent to $115 “in the very near term.”

August 20th, 2013 - 07:00 GMT

Libya, Egypt push oil prices up to $110 a barrel

Total state spending came in slightly below the initial plan of 178.6 billion riyals for the fiscal year that ended in March.

August 20th, 2013 - 06:33 GMT

Qatar is spending less and less- on almost everything

At least five companies are competing to design a major expansion of Bahrain International Airport, which includes a new terminal and could cost up to BD20 million ($52.8 million), a report said.

August 20th, 2013 - 06:10 GMT

Five firms bid for $52 million expansion of Bahrain's airport

Estimates reveal that the largest sector to benefit from this investment is likely to be the construction industry, dominated by the newly-sanctioned hospital projects and infrastructure in Kuwait.

August 19th, 2013 - 12:42 GMT

Kuwait's $16 billion investments revealed