Saudi Arabia announces “the danger has passed” in 4 cities after launching an early warning

The Saudi Civil Defense announced, at dawn today (Sunday), that the danger had passed from Dammam, Dhahran, Abqaiq and Al-Hofuf, after raising the alert through the national platform for early warning in emergency situations.

The Civil Defense had previously announced the launch of an early warning in Dammam, Dhahran, Abqaiq and Al-Hofuf, to warn of danger, calling on residents to remain calm and follow official instructions.

According to the instructions he published, he called on residents to immediately go to the nearest safe place, whether inside a building or in an interior room away from windows, and to remain there until the danger passes, and not to leave homes or buildings during the warning period.

He stressed the need to stay away from open spaces, windows and glass, and not to stand on balconies or on the roofs of buildings, explaining that if a person is outside the home, he must enter the nearest building or take shelter behind a solid curtain.

He also warned against gathering, photographing, and approaching dangerous sites, calling on vehicle drivers, when receiving a warning message while driving, to stop on the side of the road, away from bridges, tunnels, and high-rise buildings.

The Civil Defense stressed the importance of obtaining information from its official sources, warning against the circulation of rumors and clips of unknown origin, and stressing the necessity of following instructions issued by the competent authorities through official channels.

On Saturday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Foreign Minister, discussed with his Qatari counterparts Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman and Egyptian Badr Abdel Ati the latest developments in the regional and international situation.

During a phone call with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, Prince Faisal bin Farhan reviewed the efforts made to reduce escalation and enhance security and stability in the region.

He also discussed, during the phone call he received from Minister Abdel Ati, the efforts made to support regional and international security and stability.

Nader Zaki, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, said on Saturday that the phone call made by Abdel Ati to Prince Faisal bin Farhan comes within the framework of ongoing consultation between Saudi Arabia and Egypt regarding the latest developments in the situation.

During the call, the two ministers reviewed the latest developments in the joint efforts made and the efforts aimed at preventing escalation, and urged all concerned parties to exercise restraint, use the language of dialogue and negotiation, and not take any escalatory steps, respond to the efforts made by the mediators to resolve the situation, and try to reach understandings that can be built upon, to spare the region the risks and repercussions of military confrontations, which undermines the security and stability of the region, and returns the crisis to point zero.

According to a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the two ministers agreed to continue making efforts, coordination and consultation with the various parties concerned, to confirm the above, and to try to establish peace and the values ​​and principles of international law, and to follow a serious political approach that leads to settling the crisis from its roots, and prevents its negative repercussions on various countries regionally.