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How could EA's go-private deal impact the video game industry?

If the transaction is approved, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund will join Silver Lake Partners and Affinity Partners, run by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, as EA’s new owners.

Euronews

EA CEO says company values will 'remain unchanged' under the new ownership of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment firm

In an email to employees, Andrew Wilson thanked them for making EA's "historic" deal possible.

PC Gamer

How Electronic Arts' $52.5 billion go-private deal could impact the video game industry

In what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity, video game maker Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired for a staggering $52.5 billion

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Trump Organization seals $1B deal to build ‘Central Park-inspired’ complex in Saudi city of Jeddah

Trump Plaza Jeddah is second major investment by Trump family in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Electronic Arts To Be Bought By Saudi-led Consortium For $55 Bn

Video game giant Electronic Arts, known for The Sims and FIFA games, announced Monday it would be acquired for $55 billion by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

International Business Times

Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner leads $55B Saudi-backed buyout of EA Sports

The deal, led by Ivanka Trump’s husband Jared Kushner, is set to make shareholders $210 per individual share in the biggest leveraged buyout on record

The Independent UK

Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns 'is at a point of implosion'

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Oman — all nations in the thick of the unrest that has pervaded the Middle East — confronted the crisis in the region at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders

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EA is reportedly about to be sold in a record-setting $50 billion buyout to an investor group that includes private equity and Saudi Arabia

The deal could go through as early as next week.

PC Gamer

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

‘Don’t 9/11 your friends’: Marc Maron, Shane Gillis slam Pete Davidson, Kevin Hart and other stars over Saudi comedy festival

‘One reporter was killed by the government but not a f***ing hill I’m going to die on,’ comedian Tim Jefferies told podcaster Theo Von

The Independent UK

EA reportedly nearing $50 billion deal to go private with money from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment fund and a private equity firm, which would "likely be the largest leveraged buyout of all time"

The deal could be announced as soon as next week

GamesRadar

EA could be taken private as it ‘nears’ deal with Saudi Arabian and American investors

A huge deal is on the horizon.

Destructoid

Comedians Shane Gillis and Zach Woods Speak Out Against Controversial Saudi Comedy Festival

The Riyadh Comedy Festival has drawn backlash for allegedly helping Saudi Arabia sanitise its rights record. Tim Dillon says he was removed over jokes about forced labour.

International Business Times UK

Goodbye petrostates, hello ‘electrostates’: how the clean energy shift is reshaping the world order

For more than a century, global geopolitics has revolved around oil and gas. Countries with big fossil fuel reserves, such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, have amassed significant wealth and foreign influence, helping shape the world order.

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The Independent UK

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

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

Motor1

It's Happening: McLaren Confirms a Vehicle With 'More Than Two Seats'

Despite recent launches like the Artura sports car and the W1 hypercar, McLaren's future remains uncertain. The company was recently acquired by CYVN Holdings, an arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, and merged with British EV startup Forseven.

The Independent UK

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

Saudi Arabia's grand mufti has died

Al Jazeera

Trump to present plan on ending Israel’s Gaza war to Arab, Muslim leaders

US president will meet with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan.

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The Independent UK

France joins UK and Canada in recognising Palestinian state

French president Emmanuel Macron received a standing ovation from the Palestinian delegation as he announced the recognition

Radio France Internationale

France spearheads UN drive to recognise Palestinian statehood

The United Nations General Assembly opens this week, with Palestinian statehood set to dominate the agenda. France, alongside Saudi Arabia, will lead discussions in the most significant diplomatic push in years to breathe life back into a two-state solution.

Axios

Scoop: Trump plans summit in New York with Arab leaders on Gaza war

The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey have been invited to participate.

Axios

UK, Canada and Australia formally recognize Palestinian state

The move comes ahead of an international peace conference organized by France and Saudi Arabia in support of the two-state solution.

Motorsport

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Azerbaijan GP

Here's how things stand in 2025 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The Independent UK

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

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‘There's teams here now that have got a forward line that in the Premier League wouldn't go amiss’ Former Oxford United boss Des Buckingham prepares to take on Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia

The well-travelled gaffer has taken in stints in Oxford, India, Australia and New Zealand, and now begins a new chapter in the Saudi Pro League

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