UAE-Germany investment deepens, AI used in Houthi weapons projects, and Brics summit to start

UAE plans to invest 40 billion euros in Germany across various sectors such as industry, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and energy. This announcement was made during President Sheikh Mohamed's meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. Israel claims to have destroyed Hezbollah tunnels under Ali Al Taher ridge, effectively creating a security zone in southern Lebanon.

The UAE expresses hope that Algeria's decision to sever diplomatic ties will be temporary, after Algeria asked its Emirati ambassador to leave the country. Anthropic has reportedly disrupted the use of its AI models in missile development projects within Houthi-held Yemen, targeting a guided rocket, a long-range ballistic missile, and a proposed hypersonic glide vehicle.

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will represent the UAE at the upcoming Brics Summit in New Delhi this weekend. This episode of Trending Middle East utilizes AI-assisted reporting, drawing on original content from The National, and is further curated and edited by human experts.