Pity internet users in the Middle East and Asia who have been forced to struggle either without the internet or with painfully slow downloads. The issue stems from a simple incident: the severing of two key internet cables that run beneath the Red Sea.
The cables are believed to have been severed by a liquified petroleum gas tanker, the ARD Horizon. Unlike some other similar incidents – such as the Baltic Sea outage last year, which was widely believed to be the result of Russian meddling – there is no suggestion of foul play.
