Amazon's AWS reports power, connectivity issues in Bahrain, UAE amid Iran strikes

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March 2 (Reuters) - Amazon ⁠cloud unit's data centers in Bahrain and ⁠the UAE were facing power and connectivity issues ‌on Monday, the company said, as Iranian retaliatory strikes hit airports, ports, and residential areas across the wider Gulf.

Two of ​Amazon cloud unit's zones, which ⁠are clusters of data ⁠centres, in the UAE were without power on Monday, ⁠the ‌company said on its status page.