UAE opens its first local brewery, Craft, in Abu Dhabi amid efforts to diversify economy and ease alcohol restrictions.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has welcomed its first local brewery, Craft, in the capital Abu Dhabi, where beer production has long been taboo. As part of efforts to diversify their economies and image ahead of a post-oil era, some Gulf nations are easing alcohol restrictions. Chad McGehee, a co-founder of Craft, is one of the entrepreneurs looking to benefit from these changes.