The members of Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Sudan in the city of Al-Ubayyid held a public address on Friday, 13 Rajab 1447 AH, corresponding to 2 January 2026 CE, following the Friday prayer at the Karima North Market Mosque. Ustadth Ahmed Wada’a Abdul Karim, a member of Hizb ut Tahrir, spoke, explaining that there is no honor or security except under the Khilafah (Caliphate).

The Saudi newspaper Al-Watan published an article on December 29/12/2025, titled: "The Daily Task of Controlling Followers," which was then republished by Al-Arabiya News Channel on its website on 31/12/2025. The article criticized the Muslims' joy over a widely circulated video of a Muslim preacher debating an atheist in India! It then used this event as a springboard to criticize political Islamic groups.

For many Muslims today, the word “Khilafah” (Caliphate) feels distant. Some associate it with history books, others see it as something abstract or unfamiliar. This is understandable, especially for a generation that has only ever lived within the modern nation-state system.

Media outlets, including Al Jazeera satellite channel, reported the statement of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense, Khalid bin Salman, on Saturday, 27/12/2025, in which he said: “The Southern Transitional Council in Yemen must end the escalation and withdraw its forces from the camps in the governorates of Hadramout and Al-Mahrah.”