5 February 2021CopyrightRory O'Neill

Saudi Arabia still a piracy blackspot, warns IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked the US to keep Saudi Arabia on a piracy watchlist ahead of this summer’s games in Tokyo.

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