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Bulk SMS to the Middle East

The Middle East list covers the Gulf states, the Levant, Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Yemen. Business senders here include banks, airlines, delivery services and government-linked service providers that rely on SMS for codes and notices.

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Countries: 15
Lowest rate: $0.00319
Middle rate: $0.01959
$100 to Turkey: 31,347 SMS

Rates

Bulk SMS rates in Middle East, lowest first

Rates are per SMS segment in US dollars. In the Middle East they run from $0.00319 in Turkey to $0.04699 in Yemen.

15 countries

Bulk SMS rates in Middle East
Country	Code	Per SMS	1,000 SMS	$100 sends
Turkey	+90	$0.00319	$3.19	31,347
United Arab Emirates	+971	$0.00459	$4.59	21,786
Bahrain	+973	$0.00939	$9.39	10,649
Qatar	+974	$0.00939	$9.39	10,649
Oman	+968	$0.01319	$13.19	7,581
Lebanon	+961	$0.01469	$14.69	6,807
Kuwait	+965	$0.01909	$19.09	5,238
Saudi Arabia	+966	$0.01959	$19.59	5,104
Iran	+98	$0.02199	$21.99	4,547
Iraq	+964	$0.02319	$23.19	4,312
Jordan	+962	$0.02349	$23.49	4,257
Israel	+972	$0.04109	$41.09	2,433
Palestine	+970	$0.04409	$44.09	2,268
Syria	+963	$0.04409	$44.09	2,268
Yemen	+967	$0.04699	$46.99	2,128

Sending tips

What should I know before sending SMS to the Middle East?

Arabic is the main language in most countries, with Persian in Iran, Turkish in Turkey and Hebrew in Israel. Arabic, Persian and Hebrew text is sent in UCS-2, so one segment holds 70 characters. Many senders in the Gulf write in English as well, which fits 160 characters, or send two short versions to different lists.

The working week differs from Europe and the Americas in several countries, with Friday as part of the weekend. Most of the region sits between UTC+2 and UTC+4 (Iran at UTC+3:30), so a send scheduled for 10:00 UTC lands in the local early afternoon.

Number format: Country code, then the mobile number without the leading 0: +971 50 000 0123
Alphabet: Arabic, Persian and Hebrew in UCS-2; English in GSM-7
Time zones: UTC+2 to UTC+4

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