• Saudi Arabia: the official spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, announced today, Sunday, that air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards Riyadh, and SPA also announced the interception and destruction of a cruise missile towards Khamis Mushait and the interception of 10 ballistic missiles towards the Southern Region — a security development closely followed by Sudanese residents and workers in Riyadh and the south because of its connection to the security of the cities, airports and their workplaces. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Gulf Cooperation Council: the Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, condemned in the strongest terms the Houthi attack on a number of regions of Saudi Arabia and what resulted from the interception of two ballistic missiles, parts of which fell in Wadi Al-Mughmas in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and shrapnel in Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh, affirming that the security of the Kingdom is an integral part of the security of the Council states and that exposing Makkah to the risks of attacks is an extremely grave transgression against the sanctity of the holy places — a position that concerns Sudanese residents and Umrah pilgrims in Makkah, Jeddah and the other cities of the Hijaz. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, via Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Riyadh Airport: King Khalid International Airport resumed its operations today, Sunday, after a two-week suspension following the 10 October attack, allocating Terminal 1 to domestic flights and Terminal 2 to international flights operated by national carriers, and a Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft took off this morning bound for Jeddah — a return that concerns Sudanese travellers from and to Riyadh and the community's movement between the Kingdom's cities. (Source: BBC Arabic, via King Khalid International Airport and Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Gulf markets: most Gulf stock exchanges closed lower today, Sunday, as fighting intensified between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis; the Saudi index closed down 2.7 percent in its worst daily performance since April 2025, with Aramco shares falling 0.9 percent, while the Qatari index rose 0.1 percent and the Kuwaiti 0.5 percent, and the Bahraini fell 0.2 percent and the Omani 1.4 percent — a movement that affects the savings of Sudanese working in the Gulf and the value of their remittances to their families. (Source: Reuters) • Qatar: the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, received today in Doha the Congolese Deputy Prime Minister in charge of infrastructure coordination, Jean-Jacques Bouya, on the sidelines of the World Investment Forum being held in Doha, and they reviewed cooperation relations and the latest regional developments — a forum followed by Sudanese business circles in Qatar in search of partnerships and investment opportunities connected to development and reconstruction. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Kuwait: the Minister of Justice, Counselor Nasser Al-Sumait, said today, Sunday, that amending some provisions of the Civil Code by Decree-Law No. 121 of 2026 amending Article 830 came in support of the stability of the Kuwaiti family and the preservation of the rights of heirs and partners, as it grants the court the power to postpone the division of a residential property if it is the sole dwelling of one of the partners — legislation whose details are followed by Sudanese residents in Kuwait in housing and family affairs. (Source: Kuwait News Agency — KUNA) • The UAE: the Anti-Fraud Centre Department of Dubai Police identified three steps to verify genuine part-time job offers: that they are issued by licensed and known entities, that they do not ask for money transfers or fee payments, and that they do not use a bank account to make transfers, calling for fraudulent attempts to be reported via the "e-Crime" platform or the number 901, as part of the "UAE Safe with Your Digital Awareness" campaign — a warning that directly concerns Sudanese job seekers in the UAE and the protection of their remittances from fraud. (Source: Dubai Police, via Emarat Al Youm newspaper) • Sultanate of Oman: the work of the International Monetary Fund experts' mission for the 2026 Article IV consultations began today in Muscat, hosted by the Sultanate of Oman represented by the Central Bank of Oman and the Ministry of Finance and continuing until 8 November, with the delegation meeting officials, government bodies and representatives of the private and banking sectors to assess the economic and financial situation and discuss economic diversification and Oman Vision 2040 — consultations followed by Sudanese working in the Sultanate because of their connection to job opportunities and the stability of remittances. (Source: Oman News Agency) • Bahrain: the Editorial Team's monitoring up to the preparation of this item had not detected a separate announcement issued today by Bahrain News Agency — BNA concerning Sudan or the Sudanese community, and Bahrain is covered by the Gulf Cooperation Council position stated above and by its index's fall of 0.2 percent today, and we will publish any official development as soon as it arrives, attributed to its source. (Source: Editorial Team monitoring of official Gulf agencies, and Reuters)
— Editorial Team
