Reuters reported on Monday that countries affected included India and Pakistan. Similar internet disruptions were also observed on Etisalat and Du networks in the United Arab Emirates.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the damage, but Netblocks identified failures affecting cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to the Reuters report.
Microsoft said at the weekend that its Microsoft Azure users may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fibre cuts in the Red Sea.