The net is going to be very slow to that part of the world for quite a while.
Internet and phone communications between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia have been seriously disrupted after submarine cables were severed.
It is thought the FLAG FEA, SMW4, and SMW3 lines, near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt, have all been cut. Experts warned that it may be days before the fault is fixed and said the knock on effect could have serious repercussions on regional economies.
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