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| Internet services have been disrupted in parts of the Middle East following damage to an undersea cable in the Mediterranean, according to reports. | Internet services have been disrupted in parts of the Middle East following damage to an undersea cable in the Mediterranean, according to reports. |
| There was disruption to 70% of the nationwide network in Egypt, a government official told Reuters. | There was disruption to 70% of the nationwide network in Egypt, a government official told Reuters. |
| There was also disruption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, reported the Associated Press. | There was also disruption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, reported the Associated Press. |
| India also suffered up to 60% disruption, a national industry body told Reuters news agency. | India also suffered up to 60% disruption, a national industry body told Reuters news agency. |
| The Internet Service Providers' Association of India blamed a breakdown in an international undersea cable network. | |
| One Indian internet service provider, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), linked the problem to the Egyptian disruption. | |
| 'Degraded performance' | |
| Egypt's Telecommunications Ministry said it would probably take several days for internet services to return to normal following the disruption on Wednesday. | Egypt's Telecommunications Ministry said it would probably take several days for internet services to return to normal following the disruption on Wednesday. |
| In Dubai, one of the two internet service providers (ISP) was completely down, reported AP. | In Dubai, one of the two internet service providers (ISP) was completely down, reported AP. |
| An official at the provider, DU, told AP that a fault in a cable between Alexandria, Egypt, and Palermo, Italy, was to blame. | An official at the provider, DU, told AP that a fault in a cable between Alexandria, Egypt, and Palermo, Italy, was to blame. |
| In Kuwait, the Gulfnet International Company apologised by e-mail to customers for "degraded performance in internet browsing". | In Kuwait, the Gulfnet International Company apologised by e-mail to customers for "degraded performance in internet browsing". |
| Saudi Arabia users complained that the internet was slow or totally down, while there were complaints of slow services in Bahrain and Qatar, reported AP. | Saudi Arabia users complained that the internet was slow or totally down, while there were complaints of slow services in Bahrain and Qatar, reported AP. |