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Two major undersea cable systems in the Red Sea were reportedly severed, causing widespread internet disruptions across parts of Asia and the Middle East, including India, Pakistan, the UAE and Kuwait.
The cause of the damage remains unknown, though speculation persists about potential sabotage by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have denied responsibility despite being linked to attacks in the area.
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On Sunday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported that a series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, have degraded internet connectivity across multiple countries, including India, Pakistan, the UAE and Kuwait.
The disruptions, which began on 6 September 2025, are attributed to failures affecting the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems, impacting global data traffic routed through this critical corridor. SMW4 (South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4) is operated by Tata Communications, and the IMEWE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) cable is managed by a consortium overseen by Alcatel Submarine Networks.
The World is One News (“WION”) has more on the story in the report below.
In Kuwait, authorities have confirmed the FALCON GCX cable running through the Red Sea was also cut, causing disruptions.
According to the Times of India, the Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite channel acknowledged reports of the outages but did not claim involvement. Yemen’s internationally recognised government, however, alleged the cable cuts “cannot be isolated from the series of direct attacks carried out by the Houthi militia.”
“There are non-sinister explanations for damage to undersea cables, such as accidental damage from ships dropping anchor near them and destructive underwater natural events. Deliberately dropping anchor near the cables and dragging the anchor to damage them is also a convenient means of sabotage,” Breitbart said.
Adding, “Ever since the terrorists of Hamas launched the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, there have been fears their allies in Yemen – the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents – could attack Internet cables in the Red Sea. The Houthis frequently attack ships in the Red Sea with drones and missiles to support Hamas.”
“From a technical perspective, these aren’t just any cables: They’re two of the main long-haul systems connecting Asia to Europe, carrying traffic not only for consumer Internet but also hyperscalers like Google and Meta. Losing just one of these critical pathways can overload alternate routes, spike latency and increase packet loss across various cloud-dependent applications, such as multiplayer gaming and large file downloads,” Tom’s Hardware explained.
As a result of the cut cables, Microsoft Azure is experiencing increased latency for traffic routed through the region. “As of now, Azure remains operational, but enterprises reliant on cross-region connectivity between Europe, South Asia and the Middle East should brace for slower connections in the meantime,” Tom’s Hardware said.
Internet coverage in the Emirates could be disrupted for up to six weeks, according to Dr. Sarath Raj, project director of the satellite ground station at Amity University in Dubai. “Repairing these cables is not a quick process. Specialised ships must locate the exact fault, lift the damaged cable from the seabed, splice it and then test it before restoring service,” Dr. Raj told The National. “In most cases, this process takes two to six weeks, depending on location, weather and ship availability.”
Featured image is AI-generated, taken from ‘Slow internet lately? It could be because hidden undersea cables were just cut in Red Sea’, Hindustan Times, 8 September 2025
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