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Electronic Arts reportedly close to going private in a $50 billion deal — backers include Saudi Arabian PIF

A new report claims that Battlefield publisher Electronic Arts is going private, with a $50 billion deal from private equity and the Saudi Arabian PIF.

Windows Central

Florida retiree banned from leaving Saudi Arabia after politically-charged social media posts

Saad Almadi criticized Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, dies

Saudi Arabia's grand mufti has died

The Independent UK

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Trump and Starmer shouldn’t bask long in the glow of a state visit – the world just got a lot more dangerous

ANALYSIS: Pakistan has just wrapped Saudi Arabia in its nuclear safety blanket as protection against a world where the West has lost control, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

The Independent UK

Beyond Brotherhood: Why the new Saudi-Pakistan pact matters

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement was signed in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week. The pact pledges that an attack on either country will be treated as an act of aggression against both. This is not…

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‘Watershed’: How Saudi-Pakistan defence pact reshapes region’s geopolitics

Deal reflects the Gulf’s anxieties as US credibility wanes after Israel’s attack on Doha. But it affects India, too.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia signs pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan in signal to Israel

Israel did not immediately acknowledge the pact

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Saudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan

Pact declares any attack on Saudi Arabia or Pakistan an attack on both, deepening shared security alliance.

Al Jazeera

Ubisoft's Saudi-funded Assassin's Creed DLC provokes staff unrest, but the publisher insists partnering with the controversial regime is A-OK: 'Talking with partners who do not share our democratic values does not mean abandoning them'

The free DLC takes players to an historic part of Saudi Arabia.

PC Gamer

Fifty Arab and Muslim leaders host urgent summit in Qatar over Israel’s ‘treacherous’ Doha bombing

The unprecedented meeting of so many leaders shows the seriousness of the emergency summit as Benjamin Netanyahu hints of further strikes against Hamas on the horizon

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson after No 10: files reveal troubling secrets of the ex-PM’s pursuit of profit

In his international dash for cash, Johnson appears to have repeatedly broken ethics rules as he tried to trade on relationships made in Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

‘Gulf region at risk’: Qatar seeks ‘collective response’ to Israeli attack

Qatar’s PM accuses Netanyahu of leading the region into ‘chaos’ as regional leaders stand in solidarity with Qatar.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events

The oil-rich states of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a lot going for them: wealth, domestic stability and growing global influence. In recent months, these Gulf kingdoms also appear closer to something they have long sought: reliable U.S. support that has become stronger and more uncritical…

The Conversation

Calls to strip Boris Johnson of £115,000 ex-prime minister allowance over alleged profiting from contacts

Leaked data provided by a non-profit organisation suggests Johnson profited from contacts and influence he gained in office

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘Fervent admirer’: how Johnson courted Saudi officials for private gain

Leaked documents appear to show Johnson used political contacts in commercial approach to crown prince

GOBankingRates

7 World Leaders Who Are Also Billionaires (and How They Got Their Wealth)

Money and politics often mix, and it would come as no surprise to many that a great number of world leaders have attained billionaire status -- whether before, during, or following their ascent to...

Benzinga

Mohammed bin Salman-Backed Humain Begins Building 100MW AI Data Centers With Nvidia, AMD's Latest Chips

Saudi Arabia's new artificial intelligence company Humain has begun construction of its first large-scale data centers, aiming to power the kingdom's Vision 2030 tech ambitions with chips from U.S. semiconductor giants like Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD).

Reason

Trump Calls Zelenskyy a 'Dictator' but Not Putin. Does He Know What a Dictator Is?

He calls Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator,” but not Vladimir Putin.

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Al Jazeera

Iran’s FM Araghchi, Saudi Crown Prince MBS hold ‘fruitful’ talks in Jeddah

Tehran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi visits Saudi Arabia for the first time after Iran’s 12-day war with Israel.

Radio France Internationale

Saudi Arabia drops France’s EDF from desert megacity project

French energy giant EDF has been dropped from Saudi Arabia's troubled Neom megaproject as the kingdom scales back its futuristic desert city amid safety concerns, technical challenges and ballooning costs.

The Guardian - US

A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’

The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi

The Guardian - US

Macron must lead the EU push to end Israel’s war on Gaza

The Israeli government is assailing the French president – but now is the time for bold global engagement for change

The Independent UK

SNL season finale cold open ridicules Trump boasting about ‘pre-bribe’ of $400m Qatar jet

James Austin Johnson returns once again to play the president as flagship NBC show closes out 50th season

The Guardian - UK

What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why

The president’s Middle East tour made one thing clear – he will betray his one-time ally in a heartbeat. He is already doing it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

International Business Times

'Magnificent', 'Handsome': Trump's Fascination For Gulf Leaders

Gulf Arab leaders were "starving for love" -- so US President Donald Trump showered them with near endless praise during a tour filled with bromance and billion-dollar deals this week.

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