The UAE is currently under strain after Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Iranian attacks hit airports, ports and residential areas across the country and the wider Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u201dAt around 4:30 AM PST, one of our Availability Zones (mec1-az2) was impacted by objects that struck the data centre, creating sparks and fire,\u201d\u00a0AWS\u00a0said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bThe fire department shut off power to the facility and generators as they worked to put out the fire, the company revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bHowever,\u00a0other UAE\u00a0zones are operating as usual, with AWS neither confirming nor denying that the UAE incident was related to the Iranian strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bOver the weekend, the Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE air force and air defence forces have so far dealt with 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles and 541 Iranian drones since the start of the Iranian attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bA total of 541 Iranian drones were detected, of which 506 were intercepted and destroyed, while 35 fell within the country, causing material damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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