Amazon says AWS' Bahrain region disrupted by drone activity amid Middle East tensions

Amazon said on Monday that its Amazon Web Services (AWS) facility in Bahrain has been “disrupted” due to drone activity amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, affecting operations for customers in the area.

The company is assisting clients in migrating workloads to alternate regions while it works to restore services.An Amazon spokesperson told Reuters that the disruption is linked to drone activity in the area, but the company declined to provide further details on the scale of the damage or how long the interruption might last. “As this situation evolves and, as we have advised before, we request those with workloads in the affected regions continue to migrate to other locations,” the statement said.

AWS, which is the cloud computing arm of Amazon, underpins a large portion of digital infrastructure globally. It hosts websites, applications and services for businesses, government agencies and other organisations, and represents the bulk of Amazon’s profits.The disruption in Bahrain marks the second time since the start of the US‑Israeli war on Iran that the AWS Bahrain region has been hit by drone activity.

Earlier this month, AWS reported that facilities in both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates were affected by power outages linked to the escalating tensions, prompting recovery work.In response to the latest disruption, AWS said it is helping affected customers transition their workloads to alternate regions. No additional information was provided on the extent of the impact or when full services in the Bahrain region might be restored.