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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 ...

30 Percent of Saudis' Salaries in Private Sector to Be Paid by the Government

January 21st, 2019 - 09:43 GMT

30 Percent of Saudis' Salaries in Private Sector to Be Paid by the Government

Egypt’s Foreign Currency Reserves Soar to $42.6 Billion

January 21st, 2019 - 09:26 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Currency Reserves Soar to $42.6 Billion

E-commerce will play an increasingly greater role in Lebanon and in the region. (Shutterstock)

January 21st, 2019 - 08:56 GMT

Lebanon to Rely on E-Commerce to Solve Its Economic Issues

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector growth will accelerate to 2.8 percent this year as the lagged effect of higher crude prices and production feeds through to the non-oil sectors. (Shutterstock)

January 21st, 2019 - 08:51 GMT

Report: Saudi Economy to Expand 2 Percent

The Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council set seven initiatives to increase the integration between the two countries during their first meeting in Abu Dhabi. (Shutterstock)

January 21st, 2019 - 08:05 GMT

Saudi Arabia, UAE Launch a Joint Cryptocurrency

It was agreed that all donor countries and Arab funds should work shoulder to shoulder to ease the suffering of Syrian refugees. (Shutterstock)

January 21st, 2019 - 07:56 GMT

What Solutions Did the Arab Leaders Create in Their Economic Summit?

Nearly two-thirds of UAE residents expect a salary increase in this year following a year of wage stagnation in 2018. (Shutterstock)

January 20th, 2019 - 10:37 GMT

Survey: More Than 60 Percent of UAE Residents Expect a Salary Hike

Shares plunged following the announcement, which also signaled a tough profit road ahead for Tesla. (Shutterstock)

January 20th, 2019 - 10:27 GMT

Tesla to Cut Its Workforce by 7 Percent

The balance of trade volume between India and the UAE is now worth $57 billion (Shutterstock)

January 20th, 2019 - 10:26 GMT

UAE-India Bilateral Trade to Exceed $100 Billion by 2020

The World Bank has reduced its estimates of global growth in 2018 and 2019 by just 0.1 percentage points, to 3% and 2.9%, respectively, since its June outlook. (Shutterstock)

January 20th, 2019 - 09:31 GMT

Why Global Financial Markets Became Unpredictable

The world is becoming more vulnerable to pandemics, despite advances in medicine and public health. (Shutterstock)

January 20th, 2019 - 09:14 GMT

Global GDP to Fall 0.7 Percent Due to Climate Change

Carlos Ghosn improperly received $9 million in compensation from a joint venture between Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors. (AFP)

January 20th, 2019 - 08:58 GMT

Ghosn Accused of Receiving $9 Million Improperly From Joint Venture Between Nissan and Mitsubishi