If your favourite websites or apps are acting up today, you’re not alone. Amid the current situation, many users in the UAE are experiencing glitches, slow loading, or complete downtime, and the culprit appears to be Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is facing disruptions in its UAE region. Intrigued to know what’s the cause of the lag? Then keep reading on!
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AWS Services Hit With Disruptions
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, AWS reported that multiple services in its UAE region were facing interruptions. Customers reported higher error rates when calling certain EC2 networking-related APIs, including AllocateAddress, AssociateAddress, DescribeRouteTable, and DescribeNetworkInterfaces. AWS is actively working to fix the issues across multiple fronts.
What Is AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leading cloud platform used worldwide, offering over 200 services across its global data centres. It provides on-demand computing power, storage, and content delivery, helping businesses cut costs, move faster, and innovate with ease. With a flexible pay-as-you-go model, AWS is trusted by startups, enterprises, and government organisations alike.
What Users Are Experiencing
AWS customers facing errors with AllocateAddress are advised to try again, while fixes for AssociateAddress issues are being rolled out and should be ready at the earliest. Calls to DescribeRouteTable and DescribeNetworkInterfaces may fail unless you include specific zone, interface, or instance details. Adding these details helps avoid errors until the affected zone is fully restored.
Possible Causes of the Outage
Reports suggest that the disruption may be linked to a fire at a facility in the UAE, caused by objects striking the site, according to official reports. AWS has not confirmed or denied these reports but is actively investigating and deploying fixes.
What You Can Do
If you rely on AWS-hosted websites or apps, expect possible interruptions and retry your actions if errors occur. Staying patient and keeping an eye on AWS’s service health dashboard is the best way to stay informed. Websites and apps across the UAE may take a few hours to fully stabilise, so consider scheduling any critical online work accordingly.
Web and app users in the UAE, hang tight! AWS is on the case, and most services are expected to recover soon. Keep refreshing, retrying, and of course, keep checking Gulf Buzz for the latest updates!
