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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.
This picture taken on September 27, 2019 shows an Airbus A350 of Qatar Airways company  after taking off from the Toulouse-Blagnac airport, near Toulouse. (Photo by PASCAL PAVANI / AFP) (Photo by PASCAL PAVANI/AFP via Getty Images)

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. 

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