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Qatar Wins Historic WTO Ruling Against Saudi Beoutq Piracy TOTAL PRIZES MORE THAN QAR 8 MILLION OPEN AL DANA ACCOUNT! THE BIGGEST MEGA PRIZE QAR 2.5 MILLION Offer valid from 5th of March 2020 to 31st January 2021 INDIVIDUAL PRIZE IN QATAR! 2 WINNERS QAR 1 MILLION EACH 457 LUCKY WINNERS QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2020 SHawwaL 25, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4975 QR 2 Fajr: 3:14 am Dhuhr: 11:35 am FINE Asr: 2:57 pm Maghrib: 6:29 pm HIGH : 47°C LOW : 37°C Isha: 7:59 pm Nation 2 Asia / World 6 Business 8 Telecom service providers India army says 20 of its QIB receives three continue to maintain high troops killed in border prestigious awards from standards: CRA report clash with China The Asian Banker Qatar wins historic WTO ruling against Saudi beoutQ piracy Amir condoles with Saudi state behind beoutQ piracy operation: WTO FIFA acknowledges ruling Amir of Kuwait QNA QNA DOHA FIFA has acknowledged DOHA the final panel report pub- IN a major victory for Qatar, the lished by the World Trade HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar World Trade Organization (WTO) Organization (WTO) in rela- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on has ruled that the Government of tion to the activity of the Tuesday sent a cable of condolences to Saudi Arabia has actively promoted pirate broadcaster known HH Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh and supported the beoutQ piracy op- as ‘beoutQ’ and the active Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on the eration since the beginning and has involvement and support death of Sheikha Haya Abdullah Al Ali Al wholly breached, and is breaching, its that has been provided by Malik Al Sabah. obligations under international law to Saudi Arabia in the past protect intellectual property rights. three years. The WTO ruling has called upon “FIFA agrees with the Saudi Arabia to immediately bring WTO panel’s recommendations and demands that KSA takes itself into compliance with its inter- the necessary steps in order that it conforms to its obligations Amir greets Morocco king national law obligations. under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights on successful surgery The Ministry of Commerce and (TRIPS) agreement with immediate effect in order to protect le- Industry (MoCI) has welcomed “a minimum requirement of plausi- gitimate media rights partners, such as beIN, and also football HIS Highness The Amir of State of Qatar the WTO ruling that Saudi Arabia Qatar, and bility in relation to the proffered es- itself,” FIFA said in a statement. The WTO panel’s recommen- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on has breached intellectual property international rights sential security interests”. dations are clear and piracy of football matches is an illegal Tuesday held a telephone conversation with rights by refusing to take action holders, have Reacting to the report, Minister activity and will not be tolerated at any level, it added. HM King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of against beoutQ piracy channel, and scored a resounding victory of Commerce and Industry HE Ali “FIFA takes infringements of its intellectual property very Morocco. During the phone call, HH The instead has been actively promoting today. We expect Saudi bin Ahmed Al Kuwari said, “Qatar, seriously and is working in close partnership with FIFA licen- Amir congratulated the Morocco King for this piracy. Arabia, especially since it is and international rights holders, sees globally to combat such issues, including illegal stream- the success of the surgery he underwent, The WTO’s ruling found that hosting the upcoming G20, have scored a resounding victory ing and unauthorised broadcasts.” FIFA will continue to col- praying to Almighty Allah to grant HM good Saudi Arabia has breached its ob- to respect this decisive ruling today. We expect Saudi Arabia, es- laborate with its various partners to minimise issues relating health and the well-being. (QNA) ligations under the WTO Agree- and end the theft and piracy pecially since it is hosting the up- to the infringement of its rights both in the MENA region and ment on Trade related Aspects of coming G20, to respect this decisive globally, it added. (TNN) Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS of IP rights at once.” ruling and end the theft and piracy Agreement) and failed to protect in- — HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari of IP rights at once. They can start tellectual property ( IP) rights by re- by heeding the WTO’s ruling and Albania exempts Qataris from fusing to take action. Instead it has conducting a fair, timely, and trans- UEFA welcomes WTO decision entry visa until November 30 been actively promoting, sophisti- and its predecessor (the GATT) that parent legal proceeding against the cated Saudi based broadcast pirate a panel has rejected a respondent’s perpetrators in order to stop this THE European Football ALBANIA has decided to exempt citizens of “beoutQ”. attempt to invoke the national secu- abuse posthaste.” Association (UEFA) has Qatar from entry visa to the country during the The WTO panel has called on rity exception as a defence. The ruling came after Qatar filed welcomed the deci- period from June 10 to November 30, 2020. Saudi Arabia to stop its abuse of IP The WTO panel found that Saudi a formal complaint against Saudi sion of the World Trade This was revealed by an official source in the rights and “bring its measures into Arabia’s failure to take criminal ac- Arabia through the WTO’s Dispute Organization, which has Consular Affairs Department at the Ministry of conformity” with WTO law. tion against beoutQ was so discon- Settlement Body. condemned Saudi Arabia Foreign Affairs. (QNA) This is the first time in the sev- nected from any legitimate security and the “beoutQ” chan- enty-three-year history of the WTO interest that it could not meet even Continued on page 2 nel for piracy. “UEFA welcomes the World Trade Organization report and its conclusions. What is clear is that beoutQ’s WTO gives Saudi 60 days to implement ruling broadcasts constitute piracy of UEFA’s matches and as such, are illegal,” UEFA said MARYAM MAGED ABOUZAID and Qatar’s representative at the “If the decision is not imple- in a statement. It said beoutQ was hosted on frequencies DOHA International Court of Justice, said: mented by Saudi Arabia in 60 days transmitted by Arabsat and was promoted and carried out by “WTO decision that Saudi Arabia or an appeal is requested, Qatar individuals and entities subject to Saudi Arabia’s territorial THE World Trade Organization has violated TRIPS Agreement by will take all the needed legal action jurisdiction. “Those seeking to follow beoutQ’s example should (WTO) ruling in favour of Qatar on illegally pirating beIN Sports has to protect its rights,” Al Khelaifi be in no doubt that UEFA will go to great lengths to protect Tuesday has proved that Saudi Ara- proven the wrongdoings by Saudi added. its property and support its partners, whose investment in bia has breached its obligations and Arabia.” “The decision by WTO has football helps it to remain the world’s most popular sport from Qatar ranks 6th globally allowed piracy operations from its “The WTO decision has proven shown the wrongdoings of Saudi grassroots to elite level. Piracy not only threatens that invest- territories, according to a legal ex- that Saudi Arabia has breached its Arabia, where they failed to take a ment but also the existence of professional sport as we know in 2020 economic pert. obligations,” said Al Khelaifi. legal action again the piracy done it,” it added. “Today’s ruling shows clearly that no-one involved (PG 8) Commenting on the WTO de- He said the WTO has given Saudi by beoutQ and contributed to the in audio-visual piracy should consider themselves above the performance cision, Dr Mohammed Abdulaziz Arabia 60 days to implement the de- spread of such illegal acts,” Al rule of law.” (TNN) Al Khelaifi, Head of the legal team cision. Khelaifi noted. COVID-19: Dexamethasone proves 1st life-saving drug AFP sone reduced deaths by 35 percent. “Dex- Qatar 2022 will unite the world once PARIS amethasone is inexpensive, on the shelf, and can be used immediately to save lives COVID-19 is defeated, says Thawadi DEXAMETHASONE, a cheap and widely worldwide.” used steroid, has been found to dramati- About 19 out of 20 patients with coro- SECRETARY-GENERAL of the Supreme Committee cally reduce the risk of dying from COV- navirus recover without being admitted to for Delivery & Legacy (SC) Hassan Al Thawadi has ID-19, the disease caused by the new cor- hospital. affirmed that the completion of the Education City Sta- onavirus, in what scientists in the United Of those who are admitted, most also dium, the third stadium for the FIFA 2022 World Cup, Kingdom have hailed as a “major break- recover but some may need oxygen or me- sends a message of hope to the world in light of the through”. chanical ventilation. spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. He said the World “Dexamethasone is the first drug to be Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Han- Cup will unite the world and bring people together after shown to improve survival in COVID-19. cock said patients would start to receive the crisis ends. “We are very proud to have completed This is an extremely welcome result,” said the drug immediately. our latest stadium. Our plans remain on track despite Peter Horby, professor of Emerging In- widely available steroid dexamethasone “Based on these results, one death the pandemic. Education City Stadium is our third fectious Diseases in the Nuffield Depart- to more than 2,000 severely ill COVID-19 would be prevented by treatment of tournament venue, after Khalifa International and Al ment of Medicine, University of Oxford.
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