Saudi Arabia’s Shattered Hollywood Dreams: Will the Warner Bros. and Paramount Merger and a Shift in Strategy Help the Kingdom Rebound?

In 2018, Saudi Arabia removed its religious ban on cinema and revealed its intentions to transform itself from an oil-based economy into an entertainment powerhouse. The goal was to use the country’s wealth to not only invest in media companies, but to lure studios to the kingdom through a combination of tax incentives and state-of-the […]

By Nvivarelli

Inside Saudi Arabia’s first direct strike on Iran: How a secret ‘tit-for-tat’ operation forced a shaky peace

Saudi airstrikes targeted militias in Iraq during war with Iran

Saudi warplanes reportedly struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq, targeting key sites as tensions escalated in the Gulf region during the ongoing conflict.

AGC’s Stuart Ford & Miguel Palos Talk TV Moves, AI, Film Sales Challenge & Whether Saudi Arabia Will Retreat From The Entertainment Business

EXCLUSIVE: As we revealed on the eve of the Cannes market, indie film stalwart Stuart Ford and longtime business partner Miguel Palos of AGC Studios have re-upped their deals at the company and are lining up what they describe as the company’s “most prolific and profitable year so far”. The CEO and COO have worked […]

By Andreas Wiseman

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say

Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said. The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military […]

Pakistan eyes expanding alliance with Qatar, Türkiye

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif was quoted as saying that his country may expand its strategic mutual defense agreement with Saudi Arabia to include Türkiye and Qatar. Isl...