Dubai real estate analysis, new well-being resort announced, Brits flock to the UAE, Kuwait announces holiday and more top news stories this week
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‘It was my mistake’: Salt Bae regrets touching football World Cup, ‘I’ll never do it again’
The notorious incident took place during Argentina’s celebrations after the FIFA World Cup final in 2022
Dubai
Salt Bae in talks for steakhouse in Neom, Jeddah, Mecca
The news comes after the Turkish butcher closed his Riyadh branch in early 2024
Dubai
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We are not expensive’: Salt Bae defends high prices for steak
Despite viral posts to the contrary, the celebrity chef believes his famous restaurant chain can accommodate any budget
Dubai
Salt Bae: Meet the butcher building a billion-dollar business one golden steak at a time
From meme to meat mogul, inside the rise of Nusret Gökçe aka Salt Bae
Abu Dhabi
UAE visa updates; Dubai scraps passport rules; Saudi expat law change – 10 things you missed this week
UAE visas in the news, plus the Dubai 100, passport rules, Saudi law change, Salt Bae latest and more
Angola
Salt Bae feeds Angolan fugitive billionaire Isabel dos Santos in Dubai
49-year-old Santos is wanted for fraud, embezzlement and money laundering
fifa world cup 2022
Saudi visa update, UAE holiday dates, tax warning, abaya ban – 10 things you missed this week
Saudi Arabia announced a major visa clarification, the UAE unveiled holiday dates and a tax warning and more of the biggest stories of the week
2023 US Open Cup
Salt Bae slapped with 2023 US Open Cup Final ban, FIFA probe
The soccer league took it to Twitter to state the same
Argentina
Meet Salt Bae: The man who stole the World Cup from Messi
The celebrity chef, who set the internet on fire with his butchery and salt-sprinkling artistry, is under fire after his innuendoes on the pitch with World Cup-winning Argentina team
Argentina
Salt Bae breaks FIFA rules: Touches, poses, bites World Cup trophy
According to FIFA, the trophy can only be touched and held by a select few
Abu Dhabi
Diners splash $167,000 at Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et in Abu Dhabi ahead of F1 Grand Prix
A picture of a bill with a hefty amount paid at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi was posted on Instagram last night
D.ream Group
Salt Bae restaurant owner in talks to sell stake to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund: Sources
The deal is worth about $300 million, according to people familiar with the matter
Dogus Holding
Owner of Salt Bae chain plans $890m asset sale to cut debt
Owner of the Nusr-Et steakhouse – popularly known by its founder chef’s meme Salt Bae – is struggling to repay foreign-exchange loans after the lira plunged
Dubai
Manchester United stars dine at Salt Bae’s restaurant in Dubai
Anthony Martial, Romelu Lukaku, Luke Shaw, Phil Jones and Scott McTominay were among the footballers to dine at Nusr-Et restaurant at Four Seasons Resort, Jumeirah
FC Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich hand Ribery ‘heavy fine’ for Dubai social media outburst
Franck Ribery posted a video on social media showing him in a Dubai steak house owned by celebrity Turkish restauranteur Salt Bae
Dubai
French footballer Ribery blasts critics of his 24-carat gold meal in Dubai
35-year-old Bayern Munich player posted a video on social media of a visit to a steak house owned by celebrity Turkish restauranteur Salt Bae