Send SMS to the Middle East and North Africa: prices for 21 countries
This region reaches from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Sudan to Turkiye, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen.
Retail, real estate, restaurants, clinics and training centres text in Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew, Persian, French and English, and the Gulf states have large expatriate audiences who prefer messages in their own language.
- Countries
- 21
- Lowest price
- $0.00338
- Turkiye
- $40 top-up to Turkiye
- 11,834 messages
Bulk SMS prices in the Middle East and North Africa
| Country | Calling code | Per message | For $40 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Turkiye | $0.00338 | ||
 United Arab Emirates | $0.00488 | ||
 Bahrain | $0.00998 | ||
 Qatar | $0.00998 | ||
 Oman | $0.01408 | ||
 Lebanon | $0.01558 | ||
 Sudan | $0.01968 | ||
 Kuwait | $0.02038 | ||
 Saudi Arabia | $0.02088 | ||
 Iran | $0.02338 | ||
 Iraq | $0.02468 | ||
 Algeria | $0.02498 | ||
 Jordan | $0.02498 | ||
 Libya | $0.02978 | ||
 Morocco | $0.03758 | ||
 Egypt | $0.04068 | ||
 Israel | $0.04388 | ||
 Palestine | $0.04698 | ||
 Syria | $0.04698 | ||
 Yemen | $0.05008 | ||
 Tunisia | $0.05608 |
Time zones and timing
Time zones run from UTC+1 in Morocco and Algeria to UTC+4 in the UAE and Oman, with Iran at UTC+3:30. In several countries Friday is the main rest day, and Ramadan shifts opening hours every year.
Alphabets and message length
Arabic, Hebrew and Persian scripts are Unicode with 70 characters per segment. French and English texts for North Africa and the Gulf fit GSM-7 when written without curly quotes.
Tips for this region
- Write separate campaigns per language rather than mixing scripts in one text.
- During Ramadan, evenings after sunset are a common time to send offers.
- Gulf numbers are often used by people from many countries: keep the language simple.
Other SMS destinations by region
Text customers across the Middle East and North Africa
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