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Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (middle) sits next to Elon Musk (right) and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent (left) at a U.S.-Saudi business conference in Washington, DC., November 2025.
In the second Trump administration, American businesses and government officials have been eager to do deals in the Middle East. Paramount's deal to acquire Warner Bros.
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Woman sitting at a table near a window on a high floor in the United Arab Emritates.
Bo Jablonski moved to Abu Dhabi with her family four years ago.
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Dubai
With Dubai's airspace shut down, wealthy expats and tourists have chartered flights and hired chauffeurs to evacuate the city amid the ongoing war between the United States and Israel and Iran.
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An Amazon warehouse employee
An Amazon warehouse employee
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Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, at a US-Saudi event in Washington, DC; November 2025.
Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammed bin Salman at a US-Saudi investment event in Washington DC, in November 2025. In December, Paramount said a Saudi-controlled fund would pitch in $10 billion towards its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Dillon Lawson-Johnston and Criswell Fiordalis of Guggenheim Brothers Media
Dillon Lawson-Johnston and Criswell Fiordalis see opportunity to invest at the intersection of Hollywood and creators.
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David Ellison with a purple background
Paramount CEO David Ellison wanted to use $24 billion of funding from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to help fund his bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Larry Ellison and David Ellison in 2013
Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and his son David want to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. They'd like to use money from Saudi Arabia and two other petrostates to make that happen. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)
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President Donald Trump welcomes Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House,  November 18, 2025
Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House in November. Now bin Salman's country is reportedly backing Larry and David Ellisons' bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
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Andre Neveling sitting on steps in Bangkok.
Andre Neveling spent 20 years of his career working in cities around the world — Bangkok is his favorite.