• Qatar and Hormuz: the Qatari Foreign Ministry affirmed today, Tuesday, that the security of the Strait of Hormuz is indivisible from the security of the countries of the region, warning that targeting internet cables or disrupting navigation would harm everyone, including Iran, and the Director of the Media and Communications Department, Ibrahim bin Sultan Al-Hashimi, said in the weekly briefing that Doha's mediation between Washington and Tehran is continuing and has not stopped despite the stumbling of negotiations, and that the solution will not be military — the stability of navigation in Hormuz determines the prices of energy and shipping reaching Sudan and the safety of movement of Sudanese working in the Gulf states. (Source: Al Jazeera, in its coverage of the weekly media briefing of the Qatari Foreign Ministry) • Claims of attacks and air traffic: most Gulf stock markets retreated in early trading today, Tuesday, after the Houthis announced yesterday, Monday, their responsibility for attacks they said targeted Saudi energy sites and airports, while the Saudi authorities did not immediately confirm the claims and Reuters was unable to verify them independently, and the agency quoted the aviation analytics company "Cirium" as saying that more than 45% of departure flights from the Kingdom's airports have been cancelled since 8 October — disruption to aviation and energy in Saudi Arabia directly affects the travel of Sudanese residents and workers there and their movements to Sudan and the countries of the region. (Source: Reuters) • Oil: oil prices rose today, Tuesday, and Brent crude approached its highest levels in five months, as its futures rose 52 cents, equivalent to 0.47%, to $110.07 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased 0.36% to $104.03 a barrel, amid the geopolitical situation in the Middle East — oil remaining above one hundred dollars raises the cost of fuel and goods for Sudan and the families of Sudanese in the Gulf and affects the value of their remittances. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • The Saudi market: the main Saudi stock index closed today, Tuesday, down 171.56 points at 9952.06 points, with trading worth 3.8 billion riyals and a volume of traded shares of 263 million shares, in which the shares of 21 companies rose against a decline in the shares of 244 companies, and the parallel market index "Nomu" also closed down 100.92 points at 21866.72 points — the decline of the largest market in the Gulf is reflected in the savings and investments of Sudanese working in the Kingdom and in the business climate that employs them. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, the daily economic bulletin of the Saudi stock market) • Qatar and UAE markets: the Qatari index fell in early trading today 0.7% to 8577 points, its lowest level in more than six years, with Qatar National Bank shares falling 1.1%, and the main Dubai index fell 0.3%, while the Abu Dhabi index bucked the trend, rising 0.8% — the divergence of the Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges is followed by the Sudanese communities in Qatar and the UAE for its link to their jobs, savings and remittances to their families in Sudan. (Source: Reuters) • Kuwait: the Ministry of Finance announced today, Tuesday, the success of the State of Kuwait in issuing bonds in global debt markets with a total value of $3.25 billion dated 19 October, in two tranches: $2.25 billion for a three-year term at a margin of 75 basis points above the yield on US Treasury bonds, and $1 billion for a ten-year term at a margin of 105 basis points, and subscription orders exceeded $9.1 billion, equivalent to about 2.8 times the size of the issue, and the statement quoted Finance Minister Dr Yacoub Al-Rifai as saying that the issue reflects international investors' confidence in the strength of the Kuwaiti economy — the strength of Kuwaiti public finances supports the stability of the labour market that hosts a large Sudanese community and its regular remittances. (Source: Kuwait News Agency — KUNA) • Saudi Arabia — Mecca weather: the National Center of Meteorology issued today, Tuesday, a red warning of heavy rainfall on the Holy Capital, accompanied by high-speed winds, zero horizontal visibility, hail, torrential flows and lightning, indicating that the condition continues until eight in the evening, while the Holy Capital Municipality called for staying away from flood channels, valleys and areas where water collects — a warning that directly concerns Sudanese residents and Umrah pilgrims in Mecca and their safety today. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Macron's Gulf tour: the Gulf tour of French President Emmanuel Macron continues today, Tuesday, which began yesterday, Monday, from Kuwait and includes the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar until 21 October, and focuses, according to the French presidency, on restoring stability and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, securing and diversifying energy supplies, and strengthening strategic and economic partnerships with the Gulf states, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot — any European-Gulf understandings on energy and navigation are reflected in the economies of countries where hundreds of thousands of Sudanese work and in global energy prices. (Source: Reuters, in its coverage of the Élysée Palace statement and the tour programme) • The UAE: the fourth edition of the Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders Summit 2026 continues in Abu Dhabi today under the slogan "Resilience for a Sustainable Future", which was launched yesterday under the patronage of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and continues for two days at the ADNEC Centre with the participation of policymakers, business leaders, investors and experts, and discusses leadership, governance, artificial intelligence, digital innovation and environmental and social impact — major business events in Abu Dhabi expand the employment and partnership opportunities available to Sudanese residents in the UAE. (Source: Emirates News Agency — WAM) • Oman and Gulf media cooperation: the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Information, participated today in the preparatory meeting for the twenty-ninth meeting of the Ministers of Information of the Gulf Cooperation Council states, held via video conference, represented by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information, Mohammed bin Said Al Balushi, and the meeting discussed strengthening Gulf media cooperation and the Sultanate of Oman's initiative on unified controls for dealing with social media content and unifying Gulf media discourse — unified Gulf coordination in media and public policies shapes the environment in which Sudanese live and work in Muscat and the rest of the Council states. (Source: Oman News Agency — ONA)
— Editorial Team