Netflix appeared to have won a weeks-long bidding war with Paramount and Comcast, securing a $72 billion equity deal for Warner Bros. Discovery’s TV, film studios and streaming assets, but Monday’s $108 billion bid changes the calculus.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Mideast funds back Paramount's $108B Warner Bros. takeover bid
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Israel to open Jordan-West Bank border crossing to humanitarian aid under U.S. pressure
The crossing was closed in September after a Jordanian truck driver delivering aid to Gaza killed two IDF soldiers. A day after Netanyahu met with the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, a defense official said it will be reopened and allow the transit of…
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Gaza children still malnourished after truce, UN says
Gaza children still malnourished after truce, UN says | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”Most families can’t access this, and that’s why we’re still seeing high rates of malnutrition,” UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram said….
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Explainer-How Yemen’s southern power shift heightens risk in turbulent region
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Yemen’s southern separatists have claimed control over swathes of territory in an apparent major shift in power that risks rekindling a 10-year-old civil war after a long lull, raising new uncertainties in a country near…
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Iran to increase fuel prices, in long delayed reform
Iran to increase fuel prices, in long delayed reform | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsThe proposal had been repeatedly postponed over fears it could trigger unrest similar to deadly protests sparked by a fuel price hike in…
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State comptroller: Foreign interference could undermine next year’s election
Matanyahu Englman says Iran could ‘create chaos’ on election day; head of National Cyber Directorate predicts Israel’s next war ‘will begin and end in the digital realm’
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Florida governor designates Muslim rights group as terrorist organization
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order designating one of the country’s most prominent Muslim civil rights groups, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as a “foreign terrorist…
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IDF clashes in Syria test Israel’s border strategy
IDF clashes in Syria test Israel’s border strategy | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastA year after the Assad regime fell, it would not look good for Israel to be displacing Syrians who have only recently been able to have a life free…
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World Cup: Iran fumes over LGBTQ+ themes as Jordan qualifies for first time
Morocco is hoping to build on its historic run in 2022, with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others in the region similarly vying to build on recent successes.
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Hamas source to ToI: We’ll hold talks on disarming, but we can’t be forced to give up guns
DOHA, Qatar — A Hamas source told The Times of Israel on Sunday that the group will only agree to give up its weapons through negotiations that result in the establishment of a Palestinian state.
“This cannot be done by force or…
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