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Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar's beIN Sports

Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Montpellier - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - February 1, 2020 General view of a beIN Sports microphone before the match [REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/]

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) said on Tuesday it had permanently canceled the license of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports, which has been barred from broadcasting in the kingdom since mid-2017 due to a dispute with Qatar.

GAC said in a statement it was also fining beIN Sports 10 million riyals ($2.7 million) for what it said were “monopolistic practices”, a charge the broadcaster denied.

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