The Hague (Netherlands), May 5 (AP) The top United Nations court on Monday dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's deadly civil war.

Judges found that the International Court of Justice lacked the authority to continue the proceedings.

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While both Sudan and the UAE are signatories to the 1948 genocide convention, the United Arab Emirates has a carveout to the part of the treaty that gives The Hague-based court jurisdiction. (AP)

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