DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s authorities will start trials for a phone warnings system on Monday which will be used during emergencies, state news agency SPA reported.
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense and the Communications and Information Technology Commission said the warnings will be sent as cell broadcasts at 5 p.m. locally starting on Feb. 15 and until Feb. 22 in a number of governorates, including Buqayq, Bahra, Qunfudha and others.
The directorate urged people make sure their phones are updated ahead of the tests and to evaluate the system through a link which will be sent out via SMS. The system will allow authorities to broadcast warnings in specific area to warn and inform residents of emergencies, the report added.
Saudi Arabia starts tests of emergency cell warnings system
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Saudi Arabia starts tests of emergency cell warnings system
- The directorate urged people make sure their phones are updated ahead of the test
- The system will allow authorities to broadcast warnings in specific area to warn and inform residents of emergencies
GCC secretary general receives China’s special envoy to Middle East
- Jun praised the GCC states’ prudent domestic, regional, and international policies, which have established the council as a reliable and important partner for China
RIYADH: Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi received China’s special envoy for the Middle East Issue, Zhai Jun, at the General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh on Sunday.
During the meeting, Al-Budaiwi expressed appreciation for China’s condemnation of Iranian attacks on GCC states and for Beijing’s efforts with all parties to halt the conflict and end the escalation, according to a General Secretariat statement.
Jun praised the GCC states’ prudent domestic, regional, and international policies, which have established the council as a reliable and important partner for China. He added that the GCC’s commitment to restraint during the crisis reflects these policies.
The meeting also reviewed preparations for the upcoming China-GCC summit later this year and discussed progress in negotiations toward a free trade agreement between the two sides.
