• Saudi Arabia: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy announced the interception and destruction of 3 missiles and a drone launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh and the southern and eastern regions, and the Deputy Emir of Riyadh inspected the Aramco administrative building to assess limited damage, while Civil Defense alerts reached residents of Riyadh, Abha and Khamis Mushait, among them thousands of Sudanese residents and workers there. (Source: SPA via Al Jazeera and Petra) • Joint Gulf defence: The defence ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council states, at the 23rd session of the Joint Defence Council in Manama, approved opening an advanced headquarters for the Unified Military Command in Kuwait and allocating appropriate forces to it, with the participation of Kuwait, Oman and the rest of the six states, a development that affects the security of the Red Sea and the maritime corridors on which Sudan's trade via Port Sudan depends and the safety of Sudanese working in the Council states. (Sources: Reuters, KUNA, Oman News Agency) • Qatar and mediation: The Qatari Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, is making an unscheduled stop at the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven in Paris to brief the Europeans and Saudi Arabia on the results of his talks on Monday with US President Donald Trump regarding Iran, after Trump said he had suspended new strikes against Iran following appeals from them, including Qatar, and the Sudanese community in Doha follows the Qatari mediation efforts with great interest. (Source: Reuters) • The Emirates: Abu Dhabi is hosting the third round of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, and the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi, welcomed its launch, praising the role of the Emirates, and its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, said the hosting embodies international confidence in his country's role in supporting peace, at a time when the large Sudanese community in the Emirates awaits any mediation track that would be reflected as peace on its country. (Source: Emirates News Agency - WAM) • Qatar energy: QatarEnergy received the "Gold Standard" rating in methane emissions reporting within the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership OGMP 2.0 for 2025 data, the highest rating in the framework managed by the United Nations Environment Programme, and this energy file matters to Sudan, which imports derivatives and seeks stable energy partnerships via the Gulf. (Source: Qatar News Agency - QNA) • UAE oil: The UAE Ministry of Energy is offering in a rare tender the sale of 1.7 million barrels of Saudi Arab Light crude, the cargo of the tanker "Gem No. 2", which was hit last month, to be loaded between 10 and 20 November by ship-to-ship transfer inside the Gulf, in an indication of the shipping risks that affect the supplies of fuel and goods reaching Sudan via the Red Sea. (Source: Reuters) • Oil prices: Brent continued its decline on Tuesday to $90.42 per barrel, down 2.01%, and West Texas Intermediate to $85.07, after Trump ruled out new military action against Iran at the present time while the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues, and the decline in prices eases the pressure of import costs on Sudan, although it in turn pressures the revenues of Gulf states that host extensive Sudanese labour and its remittances. (Source: Al Jazeera citing Reuters) • Humanitarian file: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum directed the provision of tents sufficient to shelter 50,000 people in the Gaza Strip via the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation and in cooperation with Operation "Gallant Knight 3" to confront winter rains and flood risks, an urgent pre-winter shelter experience that touches the suffering of Sudan's displaced people, who face the same season with insufficient shelter. (Source: Emirates News Agency - WAM)
— Editorial Team
