Dubai: Do you want to get Gulf News breaking news SMS alerts free for one week?

Send a text message with the word GULF to 1110 by December 6.

The offer is exclusive for Gulf News readers and Etisalat subscribers only.

The SMS service pushes stories directly to its subscribers, and normally costs Dh4 per week. To cancel, send this SMS to 1110: c Gulf

Get the news first

Suggested bulletins come from journalists across the newsroom, and then filtered with only the most important headline news sent out. SMSs are sent even before they make the web: It is a service designed for those people where being up-to-date with the most local, regional, and global stories really matters.

Because it is a breaking news service the news itself drives the agenda of the SMS service. The number of messages, and the content of the messages themselves depends on the news of the day.

Local news stories can be anything from the announcement of holidays to major accidents, while international stories will be the kinds of stories that you see on the cover of the newspaper — only you’ll get them as they’re happening.