• The GCC–EU summit: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council announced the rescheduling of the summit planned in Riyadh on October 24 to a date to be agreed later, attributing the decision to the continuing security situation and the extension of the suspension of operational activities at King Khalid International Airport, and to keenness for the delegations' safety, according to Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi — and the suspension of operations at Riyadh airport directly affects the travel movement of Sudanese residents and visitors via the Saudi capital. (Source: Oman News Agency — Al-Omania, and Reuters) • Saudi Arabia: Coalition forces announced the interception and destruction of a drone in the Eastern Province, and the interception and destruction of a cruise missile in the Madinah region, according to the official spokesman, Major General Turki Al-Malki — an alert of concern to Sudanese residents in the two regions to follow the safety instructions issued by the Civil Defence as they come. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • On the Sudanese file: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre distributed 960 shelter kits to displaced and returning families at Al-Fath 1 Centre in Karari locality, Khartoum State, benefiting 8,014 individuals, as part of the "Madad" initiative project in Sudan for 2026 — direct Gulf humanitarian support reaching those affected inside Sudan. (Source: Al-Youm newspaper citing the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre) • Riyadh: The Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, held meetings over two days with a number of ministers and officials from brotherly and friendly countries on the sidelines of the 25th World Petroleum Congress hosted by the Kingdom and concluding today, to discuss cooperation in energy and industry — a file Khartoum follows for the impact of energy security and prices on fuel supplies in Sudan. (Source: SPA) • Oil: Brent crude futures fell $2.28 (2.2%) to $103.78 a barrel by 07:29 GMT, while the International Monetary Fund warned today that a long war in the Middle East and further disruption to energy production, shipping routes and infrastructure pose the biggest risk to the economies of the Middle East and Central Asia — and oil volatility is reflected on the economies of the Gulf states hosting the largest working Sudanese communities and on their remittances to their families. (Source: Reuters) • Gulf markets: The Saudi index fell 0.6%, affected by a drop in Aramco's share by the same percentage, and the Dubai index lost 0.7% and the Abu Dhabi index 0.4% in early trading, amid escalating Houthi threats of further attacks on the Kingdom — a movement affecting the savings and investments of Sudanese working in the Gulf states. (Source: Reuters) • Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange index opened today's trading down 0.86% to the level of 8,854 points, and by ten in the morning the exchange recorded trading worth 58.381 million riyals through 32.802 million shares and 2,905 transactions — figures followed by Sudanese working in the finance and services sectors in Qatar. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Kuwait: Jazeera Airways signed an agreement to renew and increase existing credit facilities with a local bank in the amount of 60 million Kuwaiti dinars, including letters of guarantee and commercial loans, and said the used portion amounts to 47.6 million dinars and that there is no material financial impact at present — and the stability of the Kuwaiti carrier matters for the travel of Sudanese residents in Kuwait and their movement. (Source: Mubasher citing the company's statement to Boursa Kuwait) • Oman: Bank Muscat achieved a net profit after tax of 209.18 million rials in the first nine months of 2026, growth of 9.19% year-on-year, with total revenues growing 4.27% to 453.03 million rials, according to its preliminary unaudited financial statements — banking solidity of concern to Sudanese working in the Sultanate and the stability of their remittances. (Source: Mubasher citing Bank Muscat data) • Strait of Hormuz: A container ship and a bulk carrier sank near the strait within 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in two separate incidents, according to maritime officials, while Muscat affirmed that temporary arrangements regarding the strait had been understood with Iran and that the final agreement hinges on the results of peace talks between Tehran and Washington — an escalation that raises shipping and energy costs and is reflected in the prices of goods imported into Sudan through the region's ports. (Source: Reuters) • Bahrain: The Editorial Team's follow-up had not, at the time of preparing this item, spotted a separate announcement issued today by the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) regarding Sudan or the Sudanese community, and Manama is covered — as a member of the Cooperation Council — by the decision to reschedule the GCC–EU summit mentioned above, and we will publish any official development as soon as it arrives, attributed to its source. (Source: Editorial Team's follow-up of the official Gulf agencies)
— Editorial Team
