DUBAI: Amazon cloud-computing unit’s facilities in the Middle East were facing power and connectivity issues on Monday, the company said, after its UAE data center was struck by “objects,” triggering a fire. Amazon Web Services’ UAE and Bahrain regions were affected by outages, it said, citing localized power issues for both regions. Two of Amazon cloud unit’s zones, which are clusters of data centers, in the UAE were without power on Monday, the company said on its status page.

DUBAI: Amazon cloud-computing unit’s facilities in the Middle East were facing power and connectivity issues on Monday, the company said, after its UAE data center was struck by…

LONDON: Amazon’s cloud-computing facilities in the Middle East faced power and connectivity issues on Monday after unidentified “objects” struck its data center in the United Arab…

Amazon Web Services warned that instability is likely to continue in the Middle East, making operations "unpredictable."

The incidents highlight the vulnerability of key technology infrastructure during military conflicts.

U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have prompted a wave of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East.

Amazon said the Bahrain facility was damaged due to a nearby drone strike, and two data centers in the UAE were directly hit by drones.