Abu Dhabi is seeking to push back against allegations that it violated the convention by deporting Qataris citizens who were living in the UAE before the boycott began on 5 June last year.
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178 Views | the publication reaches you by | BG Media LondonA news report announcing the memo’s release by the UAE’s official WAM news agency said that the Emirates’ “precautionary measures were not aimed at harming Qatari citizens, who already suffer as a result of their government’s actions”.
Despite taking steps to rebut Qatar’s allegations of racial discrimination, the UAE had previously insisted that the ICJ had no authority to hear the case and stressed the situation for Qataris living in the country today is different from a year ago.
The ICJ ruled on 23 July that UAE must “ensure that families, which include a Qatari member, separated by the measures adopted by the UAE… are reunited”.
It added that Qatari students should be allowed “to complete their education” in the Emirates.
The Saudi-led boycott of Qatar began in June 2017, when Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE severed ties with Qatar, accusing the Gulf state of supporting terrorism and fostering close ties with Iran.
Doha has strongly denied the allegations and refused to cave in to a list of demands presented by the Saudi-led bloc.
Diplomatic efforts have so far proved fruitless in resolving the crisis which has rendered the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council practically obsolete.
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This excludes the non-Arab state of Iran. All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
