WTO to Probe Qatar's TV Piracy Claim Against Saudi Arabia
- Qatar says Saudis won’t crack down on pirated TV broadcasts
- Saudi Arabia cites national-security exemption in WTO rules
Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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The World Trade Organization agreed to launch a dispute inquiry to determine whether Saudi Arabia failed to crack down on pirated broadcasts of Qatari television, a Qatari trade official said.
The Persian Gulf dispute adds to the growing list of national-security cases under consideration by a trade body that was never intended to intervene in such matters.