Bahrain Experiences Brief Connectivity Degradation

Bahrain experienced a brief but notable degradation in internet connectivity on Friday, July 25, 2026. The disruption, centered around a reduction in network reachability, lasted for approximately 40 minutes during the afternoon UTC hours.

Technical Details

The event recorded a severity score of 850. The primary affected metric was the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network prefixes. This signal showed a 25% drop from its peak value during the observation window, indicating a reduction in successful responses from active probes.

Other network signals showed varied behavior. The BGP control plane, responsible for routing visibility, remained stable with no observed prefix withdrawal. The gtr-norm signal, a measure of traffic volume deviation from an expected baseline, showed a 6% drop. The merit-nt signal, an aggregate connectivity proxy based on backscatter measurements, recorded a more significant 72% decline from its peak during the same period. The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by 15:20 UTC.