VOL. XXXIV

NO. 42

22-JULY-1991

Qatar/Bahrain

Qatar Refers Territorial Dispute with Bahrain to ICJ

Qatar has submitted an appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) atthe Hague for the settlement of its long-standing territorial dispute withBahrain regarding the demarcation of its maritime borders and its claim tosovereignty over the Hawar Islands, lying in the Gulf of Bahrain, as well as twocoral reefs - Fasht al-Dibal and Qit'at Jaradah - which are situated in thenorthwest waters between...