The cut affected telecommunications in the United Arab Emirates, India and Pakistan
Among the countries affected by communications failures and internet traffic are the United Arab Emirates, India and Pakistan. The incident raised concerns about the potential involvement of the Houthis in the rebel group’s efforts to press Israel to finish Gaza’s war.
Cuts in submarine cables in the Red Sea interrupted on Sunday internet access to parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said, although there are no indications about what caused the incident.
Microsoft announced that the Middle East “may present a latency increase due to the cuts of depths in the Red Sea ”.
The American technology did not disclose further details, although it has stated that the internet traffic which does not go through the Middle East “is not being affected.”
NetBlocks, which analyzes internet access, which “a series of submarine cable interruptions in the Red Sea degrade connectivity to the Internet in several countries”, including the India and Pakistan.
The company assigns the cut to “flaws that affected cable systems SMW4 and Imewe near Jidá, Saudi Arabia. ”
The 4 Southeast Asian-Mudio East-European Western (SMW4) cable is operated by Tata Communicationswhich is part of an Indian conglomerate, while the Western East-European India-Mady-Uuropa Cape (Imewe) is operated by another consortium led by the French multinational Alcatel-Lacent.
Nos United Arab Emiratesincluding Dubai and Abi Dhabi, Internet users from Du and Etisalat state networks complained of slower access speeds. The government did not immediately recognize the interruption.
The cutting of lines happens at a time when the Huthis do Yemen rebels They have exchanged a series of, as a result of the Israeli offensive against the Palestinian Islamite movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Israel responded with air strikesincluding one that killed the main leaders of the rebel movement.
In early 2024, the international government recognized in the exile of Yemen claimed that Huthis planned to attack submarine cables In the Red Sea. Several were cut, but the rebels denied responsibility.
This morning, the Al-Masirah satellite news channel, detained by the Huthis, acknowledged that the cuts had occurredbut did not comment on the reason for the incident.
Between November 2023 and December 2024, the rebels aimed at more than 100 ships with missiles and drones, causing the wreck of four vessels and the death of at least eight sailors.
The Huthis, supported by Iran, interrupted the attacks during a brief ceasefire. They later became the target of a campaign for weeks before they declare a unilateral ceasefire.
The Huthis Sunned two ships in Julykilling at least four people on board, and it is believed that other vessels are in possession of the rebels. The new rebels attacks took place with a possible ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas still open.
Also negotiations on the nuclear program of Iran They are at stake, after Israel attacked the Islamic Republic, an offensive in which the US bombarded Iranian atomic facilities.
