The Barclays Premier League and Qatar-owned broadcaster beIN Sports have announced the reinstatement of live broadcasts for Saturday fixtures at 18:00 PM (Mecca Time) in the Middle East & North Africa effective November 8th.

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Formerly Al Jazeera Sports, beIN owns the EPL television rights for 23 countries from Iran to Morocco and charges just shy of Dh500 to customers wishing to get their full sports package.

However fans have been left disgruntled since November 2013 as the Live broadcasting of Saturday games was restricted due to piracy concerns in UK.

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Chairman-CEO, said: “We are delighted to resume LIVE broadcasts of all Saturday 18:00 PM (Mecca Time) games on beIN SPORTS channels.

“The Premier League is a primary property and we are very happy to bring back this weekend excitement to our millions of subscribers in the region.”

Premier League Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, added: “Strong Anti-piracy measures used by beIN SPORTS have proved to be successful and, as a result, we are very happy to revert back our original licensing position from last season.

“We now look forward to all Barclays Premier League fans across the region enjoying more extensive access to the competition in the coming weeks and months.”