• Bahrain: the twenty-second edition of the Manama Dialogue for regional security, held from 30 October to 1 November, concluded its work in Manama today, and the Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council, Jasim Mohamed Albudaiwi, affirmed on its sidelines that preparing young leaders and enabling them to discuss regional and international issues is an investment in preserving peace and supporting development, while the Saudi Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Fahd Al-Ghufaili, stressed in the dialogue sessions that maritime straits are not a tool of pressure and that force cannot be a substitute for law — and the security of maritime corridors directly affects the travel and movement of Sudanese and Sudan's trade across the Red Sea and the Gulf. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Qatar and mediation: Iranian negotiators continued in Doha today, for the third consecutive day, their talks with Qatari mediators in pursuit of an agreement ending the American-Israeli war on Iran, according to an official familiar with the discussions, amid fears of renewed escalation after the American midterm elections on 3 November — and calming this file is reflected in Red Sea security, navigation, and energy and food prices that affect Sudan and Sudanese residents in the Gulf. (Source: Reuters) • Saudi Arabia, diplomatically: Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed, on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting held in Atlanta, USA, with his counterparts in Brazil, Mauro Vieira, Germany, Johann Wadephul, and France, Jean-Noël Barrot, bilateral relations and regional developments, affirming with them the need to combine efforts to deal with threats to maritime navigation and strengthen international coordination to restore security and stability in the region — and the stability of the Kingdom and the region is a condition for the stability of the work and residence of the largest Sudanese community in the Gulf and its daily life. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Saudi Arabia, economically: the Public Investment Fund and Saudi Aramco announced today the completion of Aramco's acquisition, through a wholly owned subsidiary, of 49 per cent of HUMAIN artificial intelligence company, with the Fund retaining 51 per cent, and the deal includes cash contributions of about 9.9 billion riyals to be paid during 2026 and the transfer of assets in artificial intelligence, computing, and digital technologies to HUMAIN — and the growth of the Saudi digital economy opens technology job opportunities of interest to Sudanese working in the Kingdom and its private sector. (Source: Statement of the Public Investment Fund and Saudi Aramco) • Oil: the seven OPEC+ countries, among them Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman, decided in their meeting held by video call today to keep in December 2026 the production levels required for September 2026 unchanged, and renewed their commitment to the Declaration of Cooperation, with the next meeting to be held on 29 November — and the stability of oil markets determines the cost of fuel and food and the value of remittances of Sudanese in the Gulf to their families in Sudan. (Source: OPEC+ statement) • The UAE: the new fuel prices for November entered into application today after the Fuel Price Follow-up Committee announced a decrease in gasoline by 5.6 per cent and diesel by 1.04 per cent compared to October, with Super 98 reaching 4.16 dirhams per litre, Special 95 at 4.04 dirhams, E-Plus 91 at 3.97 dirhams, and diesel at 4.75 dirhams, after three consecutive months of increases — a reduction that directly eases the cost of movement and living for Sudanese residents and workers in the UAE. (Source: Emirates News Agency — WAM) • Kuwait: Boursa Kuwait closed its trading today with its general index down 67.85 points, by 0.80 per cent, to reach 8386.14 points, after trading of 186.6 million shares through 13786 cash transactions worth 40.6 million dinars — and Sudanese workers and investors in Kuwait follow market movement for its connection to jobs, savings, and remittances. (Source: Kuwait News Agency — KUNA) • Qatar: the Qatar Stock Exchange defied the retreating Gulf trend today and its index jumped by 4.6 per cent to 9575 points, in its strongest daily rise in more than eight years, while the Saudi and Kuwaiti markets retreated due to investor caution over a renewed confrontation between Washington and Tehran — and Gulf market fluctuations affect the savings of Sudanese working in Qatar and the rest of the Gulf countries and their remittances. (Source: Reuters) • Oman: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq arrived this evening in Beijing on a two-day state visit to China, while the Food Security Lab 2026 began work in Muscat today under the slogan "Localising the Second Billion" to enhance local production and investment and employ artificial intelligence in support of Oman Vision 2040 — and the trade and food security files matter to traders and Sudanese working in the Sultanate, in a country that shares with Sudan the concern of securing food and the stability of supplies. (Source: Oman News Agency)
— Editorial Team
