RIYADH – Universal Studios is in ‍early planning ​stages to build ‍a new theme park in Saudi ​Arabia, ​the Wall Street Journal reported on Dec 19 , citing people with knowledge of ‍the matter.

The Comcast unit is doing ​initial concept ⁠work for the park, which may be financed by a Saudi government-backed entity as ​part of a licensing deal with Universal, ‌the report added.