MoI launches Cellular Emergency Alert System Amid Regional Developments

2026-03-20 - 16:24

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), announced Friday the pilot launch of the National Emergency Alert System using cellular broadcasting technology. The launch was announced by Lieut. Col. Yusuf Al-Otaibi, Head of the Alarm Systems Department at the Ministry of Interior’s General Directorate of Civil Defense, during a news briefing on the current regional situation amid the Iranian aggression on Kuwait. The fresh system reflects the ministry’s commitment to promoting the early warning and emergency alert system in a way that ensures that reliable alerts are delivered to mobile users in case of emergency, he elaborated. The system consists of four alert levels: national warning alerts with a high emergency tone, emergency alerts with a text tone, general alerts with silent texts and periodic text messages, he noted. – Kuna