[EAS] Abu Dhabi UAE uses mobile alerts (WEA)

Dale Lamm dlamm at whbc.com
Sat Feb 28 17:12:57 CST 2026


I take it this was a presenter in an Abu Dhabi studio who was appearing live on CNN (USA) when her phone alerted. She tossed to a break. Did the director go back to her after the break, or had she vacated the studio?

On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM Sean Donelan sean at donelan.com> wrote:

>Abu Dhabi UAE emergency services uses the international standard for
>mobile emergency alerts (WEA in the United States), to warn the public to
>seek shelter during missle attacks.

>https://x.com/TheWarMonitor/status/2027686956809740667

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