• The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Sudan and a number of Arab and Islamic countries condemned Colombia's opening of its embassy in Jerusalem, and considered it a violation of Security Council resolutions and an undermining of the two-state solution, and called on Bogotá to reverse it. The Sudanese angle is direct: Sudan is a party to the joint statement issued today in Riyadh and Muscat. (Source: SPA, Oman News Agency) • The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Security Council's presidential statement, which condemned the Houthi attacks on the Kingdom, civilian objects, airports and energy facilities and the threat to navigation in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb, and affirmed the Kingdom's right to defend its security and protect citizens and residents. This development matters to the large Sudanese community in the Kingdom, especially residents in Riyadh and users of King Khalid International Airport. (Source: SPA) • Qatar affirmed before the Security Council that diplomacy and respect for international law are the path to sustainable peace, and renewed its continued mediation between Washington and Tehran, and called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without conditions and rejected using it as a pressure card, and condemned the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport. The continued closure of Hormuz affects Sudanese through the energy, food and shipping prices on which families and remittances depend. (Source: Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs) • The UAE's financial experience received praise from officials and experts in international financial and supervisory institutions during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok today, and they described it as a model in enhancing stability and resilience and developing regulatory frameworks. The stability of the UAE financial sector is important for Sudanese working and residing there and for the movement of their remittances and businesses. (Source: WAM) • The UAE's stock exchanges closed higher today, Friday, as the Dubai index rose 0.6% and the Abu Dhabi index 0.04%, and Brent crude rose 0.5% to $106.44 a barrel by 11:50 GMT amid uncertainty over Middle East supplies, while the official Oman oil price for December delivery was $105.76, down $1.07 from yesterday. Oil price volatility is reflected in the cost of fuel and transport for Sudanese in the Gulf and inside Sudan. (Source: Reuters, Oman News Agency) • The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Kosovo discussed in Pristina today developing bilateral relations and economic, trade and logistics cooperation, and benefiting from the location of the two countries in enhancing trade connectivity between the Gulf, Asia, Africa and the Balkan countries. Any expansion in Gulf–African logistics connectivity matters to Sudanese traders and exporters seeking alternative outlets and routes. (Source: Oman News Agency) • In Doha today, the largest edition of the Gulf Cup football tournament for under-17s kicked off, with the participation of ten teams including host Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, and it continues until November 4, and the Kuwait team plays in Group Two and Qatar in Group One. The tournament is held in a Gulf capital that hosts a large Sudanese community that follows Gulf sporting affairs closely. (Source: KUNA)
— Editorial Team
