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Amazon cloud services disrupted after 'objects' strike UAE data centre

Amazon's cloud unit reported a disruption to its services after its UAE-based data centre was struck by "objects", sparking a fire.

Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS) said that one of their "availability zones"- a regional  grouping of one or more data centres - was temporarily shut down after it was "impacted by objects that struck the data centre" at around 4:30pm Dubai time on Sunday.

In a post on its website, AWS added that emergency services cut power to the facility while crews worked to extinguish the fire.

In a separate post, the company reported that it was investigating connectivity and power issues in Bahrain.

On Monday morning, the company said that a separate zone of data centres had been impacted by a "localized power issue".

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An intercepted projectile falls into the sea near Dubai's Palm Jumeirah archipelago on 1 March 2026 (AFP)
An intercepted projectile falls into the sea near Dubai's Palm Jumeirah archipelago on 1 March 2026 (AFP)