A key Paramount ally makes the case for using Middle East money to buy Warner Bros.: 'The world is changing.'

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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.

Paramount won't say whether Middle East money is funding its WBD deal

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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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Natural gas prices jump as Qatar says it is shutting down production after Iranian strikes

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A smoke plume rises over Abu Dhabi from the site of an Iranian missile strike.

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Middle Eastern money raised questions about Paramount's WBD bid — but that's not why Netflix won

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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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Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi want to put billions into Paramount/WBD. Why?

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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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Paramount's Larry and David Ellison might look to Middle East petrostates to help finance a deal for WBD. That's tricky.

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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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How Qatar and Singapore are battling to be the best airport in the world

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Inside Trump's $400 million jet from Qatar

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Take a look inside President Donald Trump's new ultraluxurious jet, a $400 million Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar. From bedrooms and salons to private offices and even a playroom, this flying mansion is raising eyebrows in Washington — not just for its opulence, but for the controversy it's already sparking.

The Waltons are once again the world's wealthiest family, beating out Gulf royalty and fashion dynasties

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Alice Walton (Jim out of focus)

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