Abu Dhabi’s first licensed microbrewery + more on US-UAE AI ties

It’s relatively quiet for UAE in the news: France24 has a feature out on Chad McGehee, the founder of the Abu Dhabi-based Craft pub, and his efforts to set up the sole licensed microbrewery in the Arab Gulf region. Plans to establish the pub followed Abu Dhabi's relaxation of alcohol laws in 2021, in a bid to attract more tourists to the emirate. Meanwhile, the Washington Post looks at the US’ increased interest in the UAE’s AI sector, and how the two countries are managing “risks” associated with Chinese investments in the sector.