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Millions in Middle East Lose Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-web-for-you dept.

Shipwack writes "Tens of millions of internet users across the Middle East and Asia have been left without access to the web after a technical fault cut millions of connections. The outage, which is being blamed on a fault in a single undersea cable, has severely restricted internet access in countries including India, Egypt and Saudi Arabia and left huge numbers of people struggling to get online. Observers say that the digital blackout first struck yesterday morning, with Egypt's communications ministry suggesting it was caused by a cut in a major internet pipeline linking it to Europe."

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  1. Re:redundancy by sirmonkey · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    aaaaaaaaaa hahahaha thats funny! i will be emailing this in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

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  2. Fantastic! by Chrisje · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If they also cut the phone connections, the roads and the airways, Europe would be a happier, more relaxed place. I'm sure we can get houmous and couscous without bothering with the Middle East.