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Saudi Arabia issues warning over ‘potential danger’ in Jazan province

August 16, 2026 at 3:45 pm

Members of the Saudi border guard are stationed at a look-out point on the Saudi-Yemeni border, in southwestern Saudi Arabia, on 9 April 2015. [FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images]

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense said Sunday that a warning had been issued in Jazan province in the country’s southwest over a “potential danger,” Anadolu reports.

“A warning has been issued in Jazan province to alert of a potential danger,” the agency said in a statement on the US social media company X.

It urged residents to follow the accompanying safety instructions and to stay indoors until the danger is gone.

​​​​​​​The agency did not provide details about the nature of the danger.

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