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Saudi interior minister opens security and admissions centers in Riyadh
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud opened new security centers in Riyadh during a visit to the Facilities Security Forces Command.
One center links seven specialized units with 13 command and control centers across Saudi Arabia to manage reports, field operations and security information.
It also uses AI-equipped drones for field surveillance.
A separate cybersecurity center is tasked with protecting data, networks and devices and responding to cyber threats.
The minister also launched digital services for Facilities Security Forces personnel through the Absher Interior app.
He opened a central admissions building and online platform to standardize applications across security and military sectors under the Interior Ministry, with automated procedures and links to government databases.
The changes are intended to speed up processes, improve data accuracy and expand digital services.
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif inaugurated security and admissions centers in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The centers include facilities for command and control, security unmanned aerial vehicles and cybersecurity.
He also inaugurated a unified admissions building and digital platform for applicants to security and military sectors under the ministry.
The minister launched digital services for Facilities Security Forces personnel through the Absher Interior application.
- Who
- Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif.
- What
- He inaugurated security and admissions centers and launched digital services for Facilities Security Forces personnel.
- When
- Tuesday; the article was published on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The initiatives aim to improve security operations, streamline admissions and personnel services, and advance digital transformation.
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Prince Abdulaziz inaugurated the command and control and security UAV systems center and the cybersecurity center during a review of operations at the Facilities Security Forces Command.
The minister launched digital services for Facilities Security Forces personnel through the Absher Interior application.
He inaugurated the Unified Central Admissions Building and the Unified Central Admissions platform at the Ministry of Interior’s Agency for Military Affairs.
- Command and control center
- Seven specialized units linked to 13 centers at forces’ branches across Saudi Arabia
- Admissions system
- Unifies admission and registration procedures for applicants across security and military sectors under the Ministry of Interior
- Personnel services
- Launched through the Absher Interior application
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia