UN high court sides with Qatar in aviation dispute
The aviation row centers on a years-long air boycott imposed by Qatar's regional rivals.
The UN’s top court ruled in favor of Qatar on Tuesday, clearing the way for the oil-rich peninsula to challenge an aviation boycott imposed by four of its regional rivals.
The dispute stems from a 2018 ruling by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that claimed it had the jurisdiction to settle a challenge brought by Qatar against Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The so-called Anti-Terror Quartet accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and announced an end to all air, land and sea traffic in the summer of 2017. Qatar, in turn, said the air boycott violated its sovereignty as well as an international convention on aviation.
The four allies appealed the ICAO decision, arguing its involvement in the case was "manifestly flawed and in violation of fundamental principles of due process and the right to be heard."
