• Saudi Arabia, security: the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced today the interception and destruction of a cruise missile launched by the Houthi group towards the Riyadh Region, after the interception and destruction of a drone in the Riyadh Region yesterday evening, Friday, according to the Coalition's official spokesman, Major General Turki Al-Malki — and the security of the capital and the Saudi regions directly concerns the largest Sudanese community in the Gulf, which lives and works in the Kingdom and remits to its families in Sudan. (Source: Saudi Press Agency — SPA) • Qatar and mediation: Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, affirmed today in a lecture before the Oxford Union that the State of Qatar's mediators are working at this moment to prevent a new wave of escalation in the region, warning that the region cannot bear further escalation and stressing that the priority is to address the nuclear file and ensure freedom of navigation and Gulf security through dialogue — and the success of mediation and de-escalation preserves the security of Sudanese residing in the Gulf and the safety of navigation that connects Sudan to the world. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • The UAE: the United Arab Emirates strongly condemned today the armed attack that took place in the southern region of the Arab Republic of Egypt and resulted in the martyrdom of two border guard officers, and affirmed its permanent rejection of all forms of violence and extremism aimed at undermining security and stability, expressing its condolences to the families of the two martyrs and to Egypt and its people — and the security of southern Egypt, in contact with the Sudanese border and the movement of travellers and residents, is a file whose effects Sudanese in Egypt and the Gulf follow with direct interest. (Source: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs) • Bahrain and Hormuz: Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani warned that the Strait of Hormuz crisis has become a global emergency requiring additional action from the Security Council, pointing to a decline in the passage of oil tankers through the strait by more than 90 per cent since last 28 February and United Nations warnings that an additional 45 million people are at risk of acute hunger, and recalling Resolution 2817, which received the support of 136 countries — and disruption in Hormuz threatens the energy, food and fertiliser supplies on which Sudan depends and raises the cost of living for Sudanese in the Gulf. (Source: Bahrain News Agency — BNA) • Kuwait, oil: the price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil rose by 2.48 dollars to reach 88.69 dollars per barrel in yesterday's trading, Friday, compared with 86.21 dollars in trading the day before yesterday, according to the price announced by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, while Brent crude futures reached 98.32 dollars per barrel — and the movement of oil prices is reflected in an economy in which Sudanese work and in their incomes and remittances and in the cost of Sudan's imports of fuel and food. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA) • Oman, economy: Al Rusayl Industrial City, affiliated with the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates "Madayn", signed seven contracts during the first half of 2026 to establish projects at a cost exceeding 23 million Omani rials on an area of 121,619 square metres, including a project for the manufacture of medical tools and supplies with an investment of 15 million rials, bringing the total cumulative investments in the city to more than 780 million rials — and the expansion of industry and investment in Oman opens job opportunities followed by Sudanese seeking work in Gulf labour markets. (Source: Oman News Agency — ONA) • Qatar, media: the Qatar News Agency "QNA" joined today the global media initiative for the joint development of standards for artificial intelligence applications among its first partners, during the seventh Global Media Summit in Beijing, held from 5 to 9 November, and Qatar was represented there by QNA Director General Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi — and setting professional standards for artificial intelligence in the media is a file that affects Sudanese journalists working in Gulf media institutions and the credibility of news circulated about Sudan. (Source: Qatar News Agency — QNA)
— Editorial Team
