Credit: Serg Myshkovsky/Getty ImagesMicrosoft was forced to reroute Azure traffic on Saturday, Sept. 6 after two major submarine cable systems in the Red Sea were cut, disrupting Internet connections between Asia and Europe. The damage caused latency spikes and degraded performance for users in South Asia and the Gulf. Azure's status page confirmed the disruption shortly before 6:00 UTC, saying that traffic dependent on Middle Eastern routes "may experience service disruptions." Microsoft successfully restored Azure services by Sept. 7. Reports from the past two days indicate that internet users in the United Arab Emirates continue to experience slower speeds and patchy connections, as reported by Gulf News.