MI Emirates booked their spot in the DP World ILT20 Season 4 final with a convincing seven-wicket win over Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Qualifier 2 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. After restricting the Knight Riders to 120/8, Shakib Al Hasan and Tom Banton sealed the chase to set up a final clash against the Desert Vipers on 4 January at the Dubai International Stadium.

UAE investors are reflecting on a year that rewarded disciplined strategies and tangible, cash-generating assets. Across markets and geographies, the trend was clear: the strongest returns came not from chasing the flashiest opportunities, but from reliable, well-structured investments.A Year of Stability Over SpeculationIn 2026, many investors prioritised assets that could withstand uncertainty, inflationary pressures, and changing interest-rate expectations. Gold emerged as a standout performe

Billionaire entrepreneurs’ interest in staying young has been well chronicled. Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Peter Thiel of PayPal and Sam Altman of OpenAI have all been reported to have invested millions of dollars in anti-ageing companies to fund longevity research. ‘Immortality’ seems to be topmost on everyone’s minds these days—last month, even Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were caught discussing how human organs could be repeatedly transplanted to maintain one’s youth and the possibility of living until 150, in a ‘hot mic’ moment when they met in Beijing. But who wouldn’t want to live forever? We all try, with varying degrees of success, by eating well and exercising.