• Sudan present at the Manama Dialogue today: Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Al-Khereiji affirmed in the first plenary session support for efforts aimed at stopping the fighting in Sudan, starting from the Jeddah Declaration, and linked the Kingdom's security to the stability of its regional surroundings. (Source: Al Jazeera Live) • Saudi Arabia: the Coalition to Support Legitimacy announced the interception and destruction of a drone launched by the Houthi group in the southern region, and the interception and destruction of another drone over the oil-rich Eastern Region. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, and Reuters) • Bahrain: work continued in Manama on the twenty-second edition of the Manama Dialogue, held from 30 October to 1 November under the title Middle East security, and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa had opened it affirming the protection of vital waterways and freedom of navigation, especially in Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab. (Source: Bahrain News Agency — BNA) • Qatar and Kuwait: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed by phone with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional developments and coordinating de-escalation, affirming Qatar's support for every effort that guarantees freedom of navigation and paves the way for a comprehensive agreement that achieves sustainable peace. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs) • Qatari mediation: Qatari mediators held talks lasting more than 12 hours in Tehran on Friday in a bid to resume negotiations between Washington and Tehran, and efforts continue today in Doha, amid talk by a diplomatic source of positive progress and the disagreement remaining over the conditions for resuming negotiations, without the announcement of a final agreement. (Source: Axios and Al Jazeera) • Kuwait, economy and oil: Boursa Kuwait announced a net profit of 20.83 million dinars in the nine months ended 30 September 2026, and the price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil rose by 3.99 dollars to reach 114.76 dollars per barrel in Friday's trading. (Source: Kuwait News Agency — KUNA, and Qatar News Agency — QNA, citing Kuwait Petroleum Corporation) • The UAE: Emirates Water and Electricity Company aims to raise solar energy capacity in Abu Dhabi to exceed 35 gigawatts by 2035, and to secure about 92 per cent of water production with low-carbon reverse osmosis technology by 2030. (Source: Emirates News Agency — WAM) • Oman: the Ministry of Energy and Minerals issued a policy for appointing an energy efficiency officer in institutions with high consumption, in support of efficiency of use and the targets of Oman Vision 2040 and carbon neutrality by 2050. (Source: Oman News Agency) • Oman and Hormuz: the Omani Maritime Security Centre announced that the Omani navy evacuated 25 sailors from the commercial vessel RITI, which flies the flag of Panama, after it was targeted and caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz, and provided them with medical care, in an incident followed by Sudanese because of its connection to the security of navigation and energy prices. (Source: Omani Maritime Security Centre)
— Editorial Team
