UAE and Sudan hearings at the ICJ in The Hague - in pictures
A hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Thursday in a case brought by Sudan against the UAE. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
Abdalla AlNaqbi, director of the Office of International Legal Affairs at the UAE Presidential Court, and Reem Ketait, deputy assistant minister for political affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, right, at the hearing in The Hague. Antonie Robertson / The National
The Sudanese delegation
The ICJ bench hearing the case
Ms Ketait studies her notes
Sudan's Acting Minister of Justice Muawia Khair
The UAE firmly rejects Sudan army allegations that it armed the Rapid Support Forces
Sudanese ambassador to the Netherlands Omaima Alsharief
The UAE delegation discusses the case
Lawyers at the opening session
The Sudanese Armed Forces have repeatedly made false allegations against the UAE, misusing the UN Security Council to spread these claims, an Emirati official said