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A man uses his mobile phone while standing at the Valiasr Square in Tehran

Iran

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Iran partially restores internet after months-long shutdown

The shutdown imposed when war erupted on 28 February followed a similar blackout imposed from 8 January during anti-government protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

26 May, 2026

A NetBlocks graphic illustrates internet connectivity shutdowns in Iran on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration, as authorities maintain a countrywide internet blackout

US-Israel war on Iran

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Iran 30 days into internet blackout, isolating millions amid war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 March, 2026

Iran

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US sent hundreds of Starlink terminals to Iran amid Internet ban

The New Arab Staff

13 February, 2026

Iran imposed an internet blackout on January 8 [Getty]

Protests in Iran

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Son of Iranian president calls for end to internet blackout

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

24 January, 2026

An Iranian man speaks on his cell phone and walks past a bus that is burned during recent anti-government unrest, displayed in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 18, 2026.

Protests in Iran

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Limited internet briefly returns in Iran after protest blackout

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

18 January, 2026

Men use their mobile phones while sitting at a coffee shop in north of Tehran on January 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

Protests in Iran

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Iran considers 'gradually' restoring internet after shutdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

18 January, 2026

Internet access has been completely cut off in Iran since January 8 [Getty]

Protests in Iran

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Iranians use Turkey border to access internet during blackouts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

17 January, 2026

People attend a demonstration in support of Iranian protesters and ask for the fall of the Islamic Republic regime in Berlin

Protests in Iran

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Iran edges towards North Korea model internet amid protests

Oliver Mizzi

15 January, 2026

Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent "vice".

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UN urges Taliban to restore internet as Afghanistan goes dark

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

30 September, 2025

An Afghan vendor sells Taliban flags as people celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in Kabul

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Taliban enforces internet blackout, cuts fibre-optic cables

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

30 September, 2025

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Gazans face psychological torture from Israel's internet warfare

Haya Ahmed

16 September, 2025

Departure of Handala vessel in Gallipoli, Italy

Freedom Flotilla

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Handala aid boat resumes Gaza mission after comms blackout

The New Arab Staff

25 July, 2025

A fire at Telecom Egypt’s Ramses Central data centre in Cairo killed four workers and injured dozens [Getty]

Egypt

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Cairo data centre fire kills four, takes down Egypt's Internet

The New Arab Staff

08 July, 2025

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US-Israel war on Iran

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Israeli attacks cause near-total collapse of internet in Iran

Nadda Osman

20 June, 2025

A journalist works with a laptop inside a press vehicle in northern Gaza on April 4, 2025. (Photo by HAMED SBEATA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israel cuts Gaza's last internet line, plunging it into blackout

The New Arab Staff

12 June, 2025

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Bangladesh protesters set state TV HQ ablaze as toll mounts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

19 July, 2024

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Musk's Starlink satellites approved for use in Gaza hospital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

15 February, 2024