Middle East, Gulf and Asia in the News. Abandoned anchor cut Gulf Internet cable

Egypt's telecommunication ministry said no ships were registered near the location at the time.
CAIRO, Egypt - An abandoned anchor was responsible for cutting one of the undersea Internet cables severed last week, causing disruptions across the Middle East (Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) and parts of Asia, the cable's owner said Friday.  AP via Yahoo!