(fwd) Undersea cable re-routed, Gulf area Internet outages expected

[Brian Edmonds]

I found this on NANOG, and thought it would be of interest here:

Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 01:03:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sean Donelan
Subject: Undersea cable re-routed, Gulf area Internet outages expected

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=52224&Sn=BNEW

Internet users in Bahrain and other Gulf countries face interruptions for
several days, as an undersea cable is re-routed, Batelco announced
yesterday. It is being diverted to make way for the new Palm Island
development, in the UAE.
[...]
The work also affects Kuwait and Qatar.