• Saudi Arabia: the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced today, Saturday, that air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi group towards the capital Riyadh, and in another statement intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Eastern Region, according to the coalition forces' official spokesman, Major General Turki Al-Maliki. A security development closely followed by Sudanese residents and workers in Riyadh and the Eastern Region, where a large Sudanese community is concentrated in the cities, facilities and airports. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, via Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Diplomatic move in Istanbul: the foreign ministers of the quartet group comprising Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan discussed, with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, at a meeting held yesterday, Friday, in Istanbul, the American-Israeli-Iranian conflict, the Palestinian issue and the need for a two-state solution, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the government of Yemen, and the escalating tension in the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab and the Black Sea. A statement published by SPA said the ministers agreed on the urgent need to address conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy, de-escalation and finding sustainable negotiated solutions based on United Nations resolutions, a file that directly touches Sudan through Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab security and the movement of navigation and trade to and from its ports. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Qatar: the ninth edition of the World Investment Forum 2026 launches in Doha tomorrow, Sunday, hosted by the State of Qatar in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and continuing until 27 October under the slogan "Investing in the Future", and Doha today witnessed a ceremony raising the flags of Qatar and the United Nations in the presence of the Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, and UNCTAD's Acting Secretary-General, Pedro Manuel Moreno. The forum includes 108 sessions with the participation of 406 speakers across 8 tracks including artificial intelligence, sustainable finance, climate and special economic zones, and is followed by Sudanese business circles in Qatar in search of partnerships and investments connected to reconstruction and development. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Kuwait: the State of Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tariq Al-Bannai, affirmed today, Saturday, that the eighty-first anniversary of the founding of the United Nations coincides with dangerous developments in the Middle East, and that the organisation's effectiveness is linked to applying its principles consistently and fairly, away from double standards, calling for reform of the United Nations and the Security Council for fairer representation. He renewed Kuwait's condemnation of the Iranian attacks on Kuwait and sister countries, demanding full implementation of Security Council Resolution 2817 of 2026, which demands that Iran immediately and unconditionally stop all attacks on the Gulf countries and Jordan, an affirmation of the protection of civilians and respect for states' sovereignty that is connected in its essence to what the Sudanese demand in their country's file before the international organisation. (Source: Kuwait News Agency — KUNA) • The UAE: the Department of Public Services in Ras Al Khaimah announced today, Saturday, the closure of all the emirate's beaches until further notice, and called on the public to abide by the instructions of the competent authorities in the interest of safety, a day after the closure of Umm Al Quwain's beaches following an oil spill from a maritime tanker. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment had said that the monitoring system detected marine pollution that extended to Umm Al Quwain's beaches, and that odours noticed by residents of Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain pose no health risks, with containment and cleanup work begun and a call on fishermen and beachgoers to avoid the affected sites, instructions that concern Sudanese residents and workers on the northern coast of the UAE. (Source: Reuters, and a statement by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment) • The UAE, humanitarian: under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, "Mother of the Emirates", the Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women is taking part in the "AidEx 2026" exhibition in Geneva, and the Minister of State and Chair of the Fund's Supreme Committee, Dr Maitha Al Shamsi, said the Fund's vision is based on investing in refugee women by educating and training them so they become an economic resource and participants in sustainable development, not merely recipients of aid, an approach that directly touches the conditions of Sudanese refugee and displaced women, who form a wide segment of those affected by the war. (Source: Emirates News Agency — WAM) • Sultanate of Oman: OQ Exploration and Production continues to expand its portfolio and international partnerships, having signed, through its subsidiary, a strategic cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan's national KazMunayGas company to study exploration, production and joint investment opportunities, and a memorandum of understanding with the Libyan Investment Authority to study joint opportunities in Oman, Libya and international markets, in addition to amending the Block 9 concession agreement, in which it holds a 45 percent stake. Chief Executive Officer Mahmoud bin Abdullah Al-Hashmi said the company targets reaching production of 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2030 and building a more diversified portfolio, in a Gulf energy movement in which job and partnership opportunities are expanding for Sudanese competencies working in the oil and gas sector in the region. (Source: Oman News Agency) • Oil and markets: oil prices jumped by more than 3 dollars at settlement, recording their highest level in about six months, as Brent crude futures rose 3.55 dollars, or 3.14 percent, to 116.72 dollars per barrel, the highest close since 29 April, and West Texas Intermediate crude rose 3.80 dollars, or 3.8 percent, to 103.27 dollars, and Brent ended the week up 6 percent, amid fears of Middle East supply disruptions and escalating attacks on navigation. A rise that is reflected in transport and living costs for Sudanese in the Gulf, in shipping prices and goods imported into Sudan, and in the value of the remittances reaching their families. (Source: Reuters)
— Editorial Team