Ministry of Interior · Civil Defence

BH-Alert: the national siren alert system for every citizen

When the sirens sound over Bahrain, seconds matter. BH-Alert monitors the official Ministry of Interior channel in real time and instantly guides you to the nearest civil defence shelter — with your family, in your language, on any device.

Install BH-Alert How it works

How it works

Two states. One purpose: keep you alive.

BH-Alert runs quietly in the background at all times. The interface changes only when the Ministry of Interior activates a public siren — the moment you need it, it is already open, loud, and pointing you to safety.

Calm · monitoring

Everyday view

A quiet dashboard. Last known siren, live Bahrain time, and the nearest shelter to your location — always ready. History of the last real events keeps you informed.

Active · take shelter

Siren active view

A pulsing red banner. Nearest shelter with distance and capacity, a one-tap route on the map, and clear step-by-step shelter instructions. A single button to mark yourself safe once the all-clear sounds.

Features

Built for the moment nothing else matters

Real-time monitoring

Continuously watches the official @moi_bahrain channel. The moment a siren is declared, the app switches to alert mode automatically — no manual refresh.

Nearest shelter routing

Uses your device location to compute the closest civil defence shelter from ten designated national sites — Al-Fateh Mosque, National Museum, Salmaniya, and more — and draws the route instantly.

I'm safe status

One tap after the all-clear notifies Civil Defence that you are accounted for. Reduces load on emergency phone lines during and after an incident.

Bilingual · AR + EN

Full Arabic RTL interface and English. Every instruction, timestamp, and shelter name is translated.

Works offline

Instructions, shelter list, and interface are cached on your device. If networks are congested during an incident, the app still opens with the last known status.

Silent push alerts

Even when the app is closed, a system push notification wakes your screen the moment a siren is declared. Approved by Ministry of Interior as a secondary notification channel.

Public safety directive

Installation is a civic responsibility

“Every citizen and resident of the Kingdom is expected to install and keep active the national siren alert application on at least one personal device. This is not optional — public safety depends on the fastest possible dissemination of official warnings to every household.”

Install on every personal device — phone, tablet, and family devices
Enable push notifications so alerts reach you when the screen is off
Allow location access so the app can direct you to the closest shelter
Help elderly relatives and neighbours install it too — every second saved is a life
Keep the app installed even in calm periods — silent monitoring is the whole point