Amazon says unable to restore cloud services in UAE and Bahrain six months after drone strikes
Most outlets reported that Amazon Web Services (AWS) stated it cannot restore cloud services in the UAE and Bahrain following drone strikes. BOL News provided the most detailed excerpt, mentioning that the damage exceeded the services' design limits and raised security concerns for Gulf data center projects. Other outlets, like Arab News Pakistan and Geo News, summarized the situation more briefly, with Geo News also including a Reuters photo caption and partial sentence about Amazon data centers.
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Amazon says unable to reactivate UAE, Bahrain data centres
A logo for Amazon Web Services is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 12, 2025. — ReutersSeveral Amazon data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain hit by drone strikes...
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Iranian Strikes leave Amazon Data Centres in UAE, Bahrain beyond Recovery
ABU DHABI – Iranian drone strikes hit Amazon Web Services facilities in UAE and Bahrain, turning key sites of Gulf’s…
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AWS says It can't restore cloud services in Bahrain, UAE even six months after drone strikes
Amazon's cloud unit says damage from the attacks exceeded what its services were designed to withstand, raising security concerns for data center projects across the Gulf region
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Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage
Says damage exceeded what regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand
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