Egypt Experiences Brief BGP Control Plane Disruption

Egypt experienced a brief disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on Friday, July 18, 2026. The event, centered on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, lasted for approximately 30 minutes beginning at 09:20 UTC.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 75. The primary affected signal was the BGP median, which measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table. A 3% drop in this metric was recorded during the event window. Other internet traffic and reachability signals, including active probing of IPv4 networks and backscatter measurements, showed minimal deviation from normal baselines.

The cause has not been publicly attributed. Connectivity was reported restored by 09:50 UTC.