JEDDAH: Bahrain’s Ministry of Information Affairs has announced fullsupport for the Saudi Media Ministry’s statement rejecting Qatar’sirresponsible and false allegations linking Saudi Arabia with the pirate TVchannel beoutQ.The Bahraini ministry also rejected the allegation of political intentconnected to the anti-terror Arab quartet’s dispute with Qatar, Arab Newshas reported.The ministry asserted its understanding of the reasons behind the Saudi banon BeIN Sport, a subsidiary of Al Jazeera Media Network, owing to theinvolvement of the Qatari channels in supporting terrorism and extremism,as well as promoting sedition, hatred and extremism in the region.Moreover, the Bahraini ministry condemned the propaganda campaign againstSaudi Arabia and the deviation of BeIN Sport from its discourse during thebroadcasting of football’s 2018 World Cup with the aim of defaming SaudiArabia and other Arab countries.The ministry called for a review of the legal status of BeIN Sport channelsin all countries, and stressed its backing of the Saudi measures taken inthis regard.The National Media Council (NMC) in the UAE has also commended the frequentand effective measures taken by Saudi Arabia to fight piracy and protectintellectual property (IP) rights.“The NMC appreciates relentless efforts being exerted by the Saudi Ministryof Media in fighting media piracy by a pirate entity named ‘beoutQ,’ aspart of the Saudi government’s commitment to protecting IP rights,” saidthe NMC in a statement.“Qatar is trying to cover up its clear technical failure to protect itssports channels against piracy,” the statement noted.The NMC also condemned Qatar’s attempts to involve BeIN Sports in politics,which have been closely monitored and observed through its programs, whichtargeted not only the Saudi Arabia, but also a number of Arab countries.Concluding its statement, the NMC called for reviewing the legal status ofBeIN Sports in each country in light of these repeated involvements ofsports in politics, especially during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.