The Supreme Court held that Omani courts lack jurisdiction over civil claims, including lease disputes, filed against diplomatic missions and their ambassadors. This is because the general jurisdiction over non-Omanis diplomats residing in Oman is restricted by the diplomatic immunity granted under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961.
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