Holding out hope that 2018 is the year that I finally figure out what's going on 🤷💃
Edit: It wasn't.
Edit 2: 2022 not looking good either 🤷
Edit 3 (2024): I think I'm figuring it out 💖
Edit 4 (2025): I was wrong 😊
Carla Sertin (@sertintea ), Head of Editorial Content at WIRED Middle East, shares her thoughts ahead of our March digital cover package, out tomorrow.
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Iranian drone strikes have physically damaged Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in the UAE and Bahrain, causing widespread disruption to online services across both nations.
In the UAE, two out of three availability zones were hit – a rare situation. When that happens, the impact doesn’t stay in the data centre. It extends far beyond the data centre and directly into the apps people rely on daily.
Mobile banking apps and other platforms, including Careem, have been significantly affected. Because the damage is physical rather than a technical glitch, AWS has warned that restoration will take time and has advised customers to migrate their data to other regions, such as Europe or the US.
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Video edit: @turbanlady
Big day today.
Dream team, dream job (running @wiredme editorial, not cake-cutting). I'll save the rest for LinkedIn, but I'm really grateful.
Missing a few people in these photos.
Thanks for capturing this moment @nermine_kashef
WIRED Middle East is at the beginning of a long journey. In a region that is helping to define what the next technological era looks like, these conversations are of the utmost importance. We invite you to be a part of them.
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In 2025, I decided I would take more photos. I'm glad I did -- it was an emotionally intense and transformative year.
This is not a definitive compilation of my favorite photos, people, or animals, but if you find yourself missing, let's take a photo together the next time we meet 🫶
When you miss the exit to Hatta and end up in Oman 🤷♀️
My phone kept announcing every time we crossed the border. Yes, it happened multiple times.
#dubaiproblems #dubai #dubailife
