Tuesday, October 27, 2026 • Chad: A France 24 report published today documented the extension of Sudan's war into Chad, as a drone strike last week killed at least four people in the border town of Bamina, while hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have crossed the border in search of safety, and many survivors of the El Fasher massacre are still suffering deep trauma (Source: France 24) • Saudi Arabia: The Consulate General announced, in a notice dated October 26, the temporary suspension of voluntary fingerprinting procedures for violators of the residency and labour system at the Expatriates Administration in the Al-Shumaisi area, with transactions during the suspension to be limited to only ten cases per week from medical cases supported by medical reports and the elderly in Building No. 6, received at five o'clock in the morning on Tuesday of each week, and it called on its nationals not to go to undergo fingerprinting during the suspension period except for the exempted cases until a notice is issued resuming the procedures in the normal manner (Source: Akhir Khabar on the Consulate General notice) • Sudanese embassies abroad: Sudanese embassies in several countries have begun registering civil service employees who are abroad, in implementation of Cabinet Decision No. 108 of 2026 and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare Decision No. 357 dated October 17, and the Embassy of Sudan in Cairo opened a dedicated window at Sudan House in the Sayyida Zaynab district from Monday, October 26, to receive personal notification daily from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon, with presentation of proof of identity, while the Embassy of Sudan in Ottawa called on employees of state institutions in Canada to complete registration and data recording within two weeks via an electronic form on its official website, within a maximum deadline of 45 days from the issuance of the decision to return or regularise their status (Source: Sudan Express)
— Editorial Team
