The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday that Khartoum's welcome of Turkish mediation to end the dispute with the UAE stems from the fact that the latter is "a party to the aggression that Sudan is being subjected to," in response to a statement by the UAE Foreign Ministry regarding Turkish mediation and Abu Dhabi's vision to end the war in Sudan.

The Kuwaiti national team surprised its Emirati counterpart in the dying moments of the match and defeated it 2-1 in the evening, while the Omani national team turned its one-goal deficit into a victory over its Qatari counterpart on Tuesday in the second round of the group stage of the Arabian Gulf Cup (Gulf 26).

The matches of the first day of the 26th Gulf Cup in Kuwait ended in a positive draw, as Kuwait faced Oman and Qatar faced the Emirates.

Local sources in the Socotra Archipelago Governorate revealed that the Khalifa bin Zayed Foundation of the UAE has required the sheikhs and dignitaries of the archipelago to sign a document supporting the so-called “self-rule” in exchange for providing financial aid.

The Socotra National Conference announced today, Monday, its complete rejection of the unilateral steps that were recently announced under the name of "self-rule" on Socotra Island, holding the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government responsible for the continued state of non-normalization of the military and security situation in the archipelago.

The UAE Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday the death of one of its soldiers, who succumbed to wounds he sustained while participating in the war in Yemen, more than nine years ago.