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April 19th, 2026 - 08:33 GMT

Khaled S.

Gamer bakes their dead Nvidia GTX 1080 GPU in 190-degree oven

ALBAWABA - As the PC gaming market becomes increasingly unapproachable each day due to high prices, a user had to resort to reviving his Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics card by throwing it in a 190-degree oven. According to a Reddit post, the user tried to save the graphics card by repasting it and installing new thermal pads. However, the PC's BIOS still didn't detect the GTX 1080, which prompted a ...

Drivers queue up to fill their tanks with fuel at a petrol station in Kuwait City on the eve of increased petrol prices on August 31, 2016. (Yasser Al Zayyat/ AFP)

July 31st, 2017 - 11:16 GMT

Economic Slowdown, Subsidy Reforms Hit Fuel Demand in Oman

Tunisian medics carry a woman on a stretcher in the resort town of Sousse after an IS-related attack on June 27, 2015. The attack killed nearly 40 people, most of them British tourists. (AFP)

July 31st, 2017 - 10:59 GMT

Tunisia Tourism Gets Boost as UK Lifts Two-Year Travel Ban

Saudi Arabia had previously enforced a two-month ban on Egyptian strawberries on July 8. (Pixabay)

July 31st, 2017 - 10:34 GMT

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The number of visitors from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi more than doubled in June. (File photo)

July 31st, 2017 - 10:15 GMT

Abu Dhabi Sees 30 Percent More Visitors in June: Tourism Authority

Egypt will lower its customs exchange rate to 16.25 pounds per dollar from 16.50, effective from Tuesday. (File photo)

July 30th, 2017 - 02:22 GMT

Egypt Lowers Customs Exchange Rate to 16.25 Pounds/USD

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July 30th, 2017 - 12:27 GMT

Moody's Downgrades Oman, Bahrain Ratings

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of backing terrorist groups. (AFP/ File)

July 30th, 2017 - 11:26 GMT

Arab States to Impose ‘More Economic Sanctions on Qatar’

Private deposits in Oman are on the rise. (Photo courtesy of Bank Muscat)

July 30th, 2017 - 11:11 GMT

Commercial Banks in Oman See 2.5 Percent More Private Deposits

Remittances by foreign workers have witnessed a steady fall in recent months as banks in Kingdom reported a gradual decline in foreign remittances. (AFP/ File)

July 30th, 2017 - 10:59 GMT

Foreign Remittances From Saudi Arabia Decline by 34 Percent in June

Saudi Arabia is trying to raise $200 billion over the next few years through stake sales in national assets such as airports. (File photo)

July 27th, 2017 - 01:48 GMT

Saudi Arabia to Privatize All Airports by End of 2017: GACA

A rendering of Nakheel's Deira Islands. (Photo courtesy of Nakheel)

July 27th, 2017 - 01:15 GMT

Dubai's Nakheel Sees 22 Percent Drop in Profit for Q2 2017

Banks and other financial institutions in the UAE to freeze all bank accounts of groups and individuals mentioned in the new terror list issued by Saudi Arabia and its allies on July 25, 2017. (AFP/ File)

July 27th, 2017 - 01:05 GMT

UAE Freezes Accounts of Individuals, Entities in Qatar-Linked Terror List