• Saudi Arabia, security: the Coalition to Support Legitimacy announced today the interception and destruction of two drones in the Riyadh region, in a statement reported by the Saudi Press Agency quoting the coalition's official spokesman, Major General Turki al-Malki — and the security of the capital and the Kingdom's regions directly concerns the largest Sudanese community in the Gulf, which lives, works and moves there daily. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • The Iranian-Saudi dialogue: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today that his country bears no hostility towards the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, that it values the positive role of Qatar and Oman in mediation and continues dialogue with Saudi Arabia, and that its goal is new regional security arrangements made by the region's own states, away from any foreign military presence — and Gulf de-escalation preserves the security of Sudanese residing in the Council's states and the movement of trade and navigation that links Sudan to the Gulf. (Source: Reuters) • A Gulf position on Yemen: statements by the foreign ministries of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman called for a halt to escalation in Hadramawt and al-Mahra and for resolving disputes through dialogue in a way that preserves Yemen's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and Bahrain expressed its support for the efforts made by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to enhance security and stability in Yemen — and the stability of Yemen and the coasts opposite Sudan on the Red Sea is a condition for the safety of navigation from and to Port Sudan and the travel of Sudanese across the region. (Source: Statements of the foreign ministries of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman) • Saudi relief for Sudan: the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre distributed yesterday 1,900 shelter bags to displaced families in al-Karama 3 camp in al-Kurmuk locality in Blue Nile State, benefiting 8,000 individuals, as part of the Madad Sudan Initiative project for 2026 — assistance that reaches directly to displaced Sudanese families inside their country and eases part of the worsening shelter crisis. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Aramco: Saudi Aramco announced today its results for the third quarter of 2026, with adjusted net income of 117 billion riyals, up 9 per cent year on year, cash flows from operating activities of 145.2 billion riyals, and base dividends of 82.1 billion riyals, up 3.5 per cent, to be paid in the fourth quarter — and the strength of the Saudi energy sector is reflected in the jobs of Sudanese working in it and in the prices of fuel and food whose effects reach Sudan. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Qatar: the Sixth World Conference on International Arbitration, organised by the Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration under the patronage of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, launched in Doha today, and on its first day discussed the integration between the judiciary and arbitration and the protection of investment, and Sheikh Thani bin Ali Al Thani said that Qatar's accession to international agreements such as New York and Washington enhances confidence in its investment environment — and a stable legal environment for arbitration matters to Sudanese companies and professionals working in Qatar and their contractual rights. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Oman: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and the Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, discussed today in Bandar Seri Begawan enhancing cooperation in energy, manufacturing, mining and food security, and the two countries signed a joint statement to elevate relations to a strategic partnership, an agreement on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special, service and official passports, and memoranda of understanding in labour, human resources development, health, agriculture and fisheries — and the labour and human resources development memoranda in Oman's external track are followed by Sudanese seeking job opportunities in Gulf labour markets. (Source: Oman News Agency) • The UAE, energy: the UAE Minister of Energy said on Monday that his country will protect its energy infrastructure and will invest in new export routes, storage energy abroad and shipping fleets so as to be more able to endure amid the American-Israeli war on Iran — and securing Gulf exports limits the energy and shipping price shocks whose cost Sudanese at home and in the Gulf pay in food and fuel. (Source: Reuters) • The UAE, real estate: Bloomberg News reported today, citing informed sources, that Emaar Properties in Dubai is considering acquiring its arm Emaar Development in a deal that could cost it up to three billion dollars, noting that Emaar owns more than 79 per cent of the company, whose market value is 13.68 billion dollars, and Emaar did not respond to a request for comment and Reuters did not verify the report — and the real estate and construction sector in Dubai employs thousands of Sudanese who follow its major deals for their connection to job opportunities. (Source: Reuters) • Kuwait: Boursa Kuwait closed today with its general index up 83.37 points, by 1.00 per cent, to 8,430.34 points, with trading of 278.4 million shares through 16,154 transactions worth 66.4 million dinars, while the purchasing managers' index for the non-oil private sector rose to 52.9 points in October from 52.4 in September, with new orders growing at the fastest pace in eight months — and the activity of the Kuwaiti private sector is connected to the jobs of Sudanese there and to their savings and remittances to their families in Sudan. (Sources: Saudi Press Agency — SPA, and S&P Global) • Oil and markets: Gulf bourses were mixed in early trading today, as the Saudi index fell 0.2 per cent and the Qatari 1 per cent and the Dubai index rose 0.6 per cent and Abu Dhabi 0.3 per cent, with investors balancing the continuation of Iranian-Saudi talks against fears of escalation after an American strike on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, which an American official said was limited, and the Bahrain general index ended a losing streak of 14 sessions, up 0.05 per cent, and the official price of Oman oil for January delivery stood at 102.23 dollars, down 3.41 dollars from yesterday — and the volatility of energy and markets determines the cost of shipping and food and the value of the remittances of Sudanese in the Gulf to their families. (Sources: Oman News Agency, Reuters, and Bahrain Bourse)
— Editorial Team
