• Khartoum: The launch of a project to address the transport crisis by allocating large buses, including 10 buses allocated by Khartoum Locality, with the State Central Emergency Committee banning unlicensed vehicles from refuelling and a relative easing in fuel distribution at stations, and Bahri continuing its reduced transport initiative for students and citizens (Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani and Al-Maarifa News, headlines of Thursday, November 5, 2026) • Gezira: The start of the school year for the primary and intermediate stages in the state was postponed, while the Urban Planning Committee discussed 14 topics and approved a number of planning decisions, Gezira Lands concluded discussion of the laws accompanying the 2027 budget, and the Governor of the Gezira Scheme launched the first phase of agricultural roads (Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani and Al-Maarifa News) • Red Sea: A workshop was held to evaluate the removal of mining violations in the state and discuss investment opportunities in the marine fisheries sector, while the state government affirmed making the protection of citizens its top priority, and the Sea Ports announced the completion of preparations to sign the contract for the gas berth project with Suakin Petroleum Company (Source: Al-Maarifa News and Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani) • Kassala: Training programmes in artificial intelligence for e-learning were opened in the state, and the state is moving towards holding a forum for peaceful coexistence among its components (Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani) • Gedaref: The state's Chamber for the Success of the Agricultural Season reviewed the position on fuel, the harvest and the performance of the competent departments, at a time when the Ethiopian consulate in Gedaref was closed and diplomats were given a deadline to leave (Source: Al-Maarifa News and Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani) • Sennar: The state set mid-November as the date for the start of the school year, and the Wali of Sennar received a briefing from the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports on the state's participation in the Premier League (Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani and Al-Maarifa News) • River Nile: Mobilisation was announced to make the state's winter agricultural season a success, and the state's Minister of Finance revealed the features and characteristics of the 2027 fiscal year budget, with the Wali stressing the realism of the budget, and cooperation between Geological Research and the state government to develop industrial raw materials and study the seepage phenomenon (Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani and Al-Maarifa News and Sudan Now) • Northern: Awareness programmes to combat drugs and strengthen community security in the state, the Humanitarian Aid Commissioner met a number of international and national organisations, and the state's youth announced their enlistment in the front lines (Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani and Al-Maarifa News) • White Nile: The state's Committee for Strengthening Comprehensive Partnerships for Small Producers discussed implementation of the plan and the challenges, and injuries occurred in a traffic accident near Al-Qatina (Source: Al-Maarifa News and Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani) • Blue Nile: Civilians, including women, were killed as a result of intensive drone strikes on the city of Damazin, drones that targeted the city were shot down after an attack that lasted several hours, and the Armed Forces retook the Sali area on the Blue Nile axis (Source: Sudan Now and Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani) • West Kordofan: The army announced control of new areas in the state and an advance towards the city of Al-Khawi, and the Armed Forces regained control of Umm Marahik (Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani and Sudan Now) • South Kordofan: The state's Council of Ministers held its first regular meeting, a new wave of displacement took place from villages in the state towards safer areas, and the death toll rose from the bombing of a fuel station in Al-Abbasiya Tagali (Source: Al-Maarifa News and Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani and Sudan Now) • North Kordofan: The Wali of the state met a delegation from the federal Quarries and Animal Health, and casualties fell and a main water source was destroyed as a result of an air strike on the Umm Badr area (Source: Al-Maarifa News and Sudan Now) • North Darfur: Security tension in the city of Kutum following the killing of two residents while they were being held, and anger developed into confrontations that resulted in the killing of eight members of the Rapid Support Forces according to local sources, with the market closed and forces deployed inside the city (Source: Sudan Now) • Darfur: The region's Minister of Information said that targeting electricity will not break the will of the people and affirmed determination to defeat the militia, and the spokesperson for the Darfur government vowed to pursue members of the Rapid Support Forces to the borders (Source: Al-Maarifa News and Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani)
— Editorial Team
