• Saudi Arabia — Dammam Airport: the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that the number of deaths resulting from the attack that targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam yesterday evening, Wednesday, has risen to two, namely a Saudi citizen and a resident of Indian nationality, while the number of injured remained 8 people, namely a Saudi citizen, two residents of each of Indian, Yemeni and Bangladeshi nationality, and a resident of Nepalese nationality, who are receiving care in a number of hospitals, and no Sudanese appears in the list of deaths and injuries contained in the statement, and the Authority confirmed the resumption of operational activities at the airport and the return of air traffic to normal — news closely followed by Sudanese working and residing in the Eastern Region and in the Kingdom's airports and logistics sectors. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, via a statement by the General Authority of Civil Aviation) • Saudi Arabia — continuing aerial interceptions: the Coalition Forces in Support of Legitimacy in Yemen announced today the interception and destruction of a drone in the Riyadh region, hours after announcing the interception and destruction of 4 drones launched towards the Eastern Region, according to the official spokesman for the Coalition Forces, Major General Turki Al-Maliki — and Sudanese residing in the Riyadh and Eastern regions should follow the safety instructions issued by the official authorities as they are issued. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, via Qatar News Agency — QNA) • The UAE — nomination for the post of UN Secretary-General: the United Arab Emirates announced the nomination of Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lana Nusseibeh to assume the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding António Guterres, and the President of the State, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, officially nominated her in a letter addressed to the Presidency of the General Assembly and the Security Council, and Nusseibeh said in a statement that her candidacy stems from her belief that the moment requires more urgent action, proactive work and bringing viewpoints closer until tangible results are achieved — a nomination followed by the large Sudanese community in the UAE, given the direct role of the United Nations leadership in the peace and humanitarian aid files in Sudan. (Source: Emirates News Agency — WAM) • The UAE — an international operation against digital fraud: the Ministry of Interior announced the results of Operation "Confronting the Phantom", which the UAE led against organised digital fraud networks with the participation of law enforcement authorities in 30 countries and in cooperation with Interpol, and which resulted in the arrest of more than 960 accused persons, the identification of more than 3,500 suspects and 15,500 victims, the monitoring of funds and digital currencies worth more than 39 billion dollars linked to fraudulent activities, and the thwarting of more than 123.71 million electronic fraud attempts worldwide during three months — protection that directly touches the remittances of Sudanese working in the UAE and the Gulf to their families, which are among the financial operations most exposed to digital fraud attempts. (Source: Emirates News Agency — WAM) • Qatar — a youth council for shaping the future: the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the National Planning Council launched the "Qatari Youth Council for Shaping the Future" as a national platform to enable youth to participate in the development process and decision-making, and the President of the Council, Nawaf Mohammed Al-Mudahka, confirmed in a special statement that the council will be a voice for all youth in the State of Qatar, and that its first meetings addressed what comes after Qatar Vision 2030 and strengthening national identity, with committees to be formed later focusing on the issues raised by youth — a platform held in a country that hosts a wide Sudanese community whose members work in the education, health and services sectors. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Kuwait — climate preparations: the Minister of State for Development and Sustainability, Dr. Reem Al-Fulaij, chaired the third meeting of the Supreme Committee for Climate Change for 2026 to follow up the State of Kuwait's preparations for the thirty-first Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), scheduled in the Turkish city of Antalya from 9 to 20 November, and the committee reviewed the proposed Kuwaiti negotiating position and the third Nationally Determined Contribution document, with targets for reducing carbon emissions for the period from 2025 to 2035 — a climate file that concerns Sudan directly, given the escalating impact of floods, drought and climate change on its agriculture and food security. (Source: Kuwait News Agency — KUNA) • Oman — first political consultations with the Maldives: the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Maldives held today in Muscat the first round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries, chaired by the Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Harthy, for the Omani side, and the Maldivian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary, Fatima Anaya, and the consultations discussed enhancing cooperation in sustainable tourism, the fisheries sector, the blue economy, renewable energy and cultural cooperation, alongside exchanging views on regional and international issues of common interest — a quiet diplomatic movement followed by Sudanese working in the Sultanate. (Source: Oman News Agency — ONA) • Oil — highest level since May: Brent crude futures jumped today by 3.35 dollars, or 3.08 percent, to 112.17 dollars per barrel, their highest level since 18 May, and West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 2.68 dollars, or 2.76 percent, to 99.83 dollars per barrel, amid fears of a wider escalation and disruption to Middle East supplies after Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced that it had targeted four tankers in the northern Gulf and that three other ships had collided with mines west of the Strait of Hormuz, while data from the US Energy Information Administration showed US crude inventories falling by 3.06 million barrels to 412.5 million barrels, and the chief executive of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said that Kuwait exports as much crude as it exported before the war and produces more than two million barrels per day despite difficulties in shipping refined products — a rise reflected in shipping and fuel costs and the prices of goods imported into Sudan, and in the economies of the Gulf states hosting Sudanese communities and their workers' remittances. (Source: Reuters, and ING Group) • Bahrain: the Editorial Team's monitoring, up to the preparation of this section, did not record a separate news item issued today by the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) relating to Sudan or the Sudanese community, and Manama is included — as a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council — in the regional developments mentioned above, and we will publish any official development as soon as it arrives, attributed to its source. (Source: Editorial Team monitoring of official Gulf agencies)
— Editorial Team