UAE to fight Qatar airspace case at world civil aviation body

UAE to fight Qatar airspace case at world civil aviation body

UAE to fight Qatar airspace case at world civil aviation body

UAE to fight Qatar airspace case at world civil aviation body

Qatar's jets have been blocked from UAE airspace since 2017. (AFP/FIle)

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UAE to fight Qatar airspace case at world civil aviation body

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt to continue fight to keep Qatar's planes from their skies despite ICJ ruling

UN's highest court says the International Civil Aviation Organisation does have jurisdiction to rule in the dispute

Updated 14 July 2020

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LONDON: The UAE said Tuesday it would take its legal case to keep Qatari planes from its airspace to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) after a ruling in the UN's highest court.

In a procedural ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said the ICAO has jurisdiction to rule in the aviation dispute.

The UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were appealing a June 2018 decision by the ICAO, which dismissed their claim that the body should not be making judgements in the dispute.

The UAE announced that it will now puts its legal case to ICAO supporting the rights to close its airspace to Qatar aircrafts, after the ICJ decision today that the Council of the International Civil Avition Organization, has