Amazon Web Services Confirms Damage After Middle East Drone Strikes

Amazon Web Services said on Sunday that connectivity from one of its UAE facilities went down after "objects" hit it and sparked a fire.

Missile and drone attacks have severely impacted Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, prompting urgent calls for customers to migrate operations. Major tech providers like Snowflake and Red Hat,

On Sunday, Amazon.com, Inc.'s Web Services said a fire triggered by objects striking one of its UAE data centers forced a power shutdown, disrupting cloud services in the region. Strike-Linked Fire Disrupts AWS Availability Zone Amazon's cloud division,

AWS UAE data centre temporarily shut down after reported attack. Power to Amazon’s cloud unit’s, Amazon Web Services Availability Zone (AWS), data centre in the United Arab Emirates was temporarily shut down after objects hit the facility.

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The consequences of a war may have carried over to the gaming realm after drone strikes in the Middle East. The war between the United States and Iran appears to have had an unexpected spillover into the world of gaming. Iranian drone strikes have hit web servers in the Middle East, which has coincided with some issues with Fortnite.

Amazon AWS data centers in UAE and Bahrain hit by drone strikes amid US-Iran tensions, causing power and infrastructure disruptions.

Overview Amazon generated $716.9B in revenue and $80.0B in operating income in 2025, showing strong financial recovery.AWS grew about 20% year over year, remain