Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior announced the activation of emergency sirens since early Friday morning, urging citizens and residents to remain calm, move to the nearest safe location, and follow official channels for updates as regional security developments continue to unfold.

Amazon’s cloud services in Bahrain were disrupted on Friday after an attack by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard targeted the company’s data centers, leading to a significant outage affecting critical infrastructure.

Cloudflare, a global internet traffic monitoring company, reported that Amazon’s cloud services in Bahrain went offline following the incident, noting a near-complete disappearance of data traffic for the service during the attack.

The company confirmed in an official statement that the attack caused a marked increase in connection errors, impacting both individual users and businesses relying on cloud services in Bahrain, where services had previously been operating efficiently.

Cloudflare added that emergency teams are actively assessing the situation and coordinating with relevant authorities to restore normal operations as quickly as possible, with continuous monitoring in place to prevent further network disruptions.

This incident comes amid a rise in regional attacks targeting digital infrastructure, highlighting the critical need for enhanced cybersecurity measures and protection of essential data centers against potential threats.