Ahmad 
A major technical failure disrupted many electronic systems at airports and vital facilities around the world, including airlines, banks and media outlets.
This flaw led to chaos in air traffic and financial transactions, and according to Microsoft, the flaw began in the Windows system that runs many of these systems and greatly affected passenger verification processes, online banking and live television broadcasting.
The US General Aviation Authority reported that the malfunction forced all flights to land, while airports in Germany, Spain, and Israel suffered major delays in registering passengers. Berlin Airport announced a delay in registering departures due to the malfunction, and Spain revealed problems at all its airports.
Turkish Airlines was also affected by the problem, as it announced that its operations were affected by the defect, and at the same time the American company Frontier Airlines stopped all flights for a short period, which led to the failure of some computer systems of low-cost airlines such as Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines.
Reports from Australia stated that the disruption affected banks, airports, supermarkets, and companies throughout the country. Work in the medical system in Britain also stopped due to problems in work systems, and the London Stock Exchange announced that it was affected by the technical glitch.
Microsoft confirmed that it has identified the root cause of the malfunction and that most services have been restored, but some customers may face ongoing problems.
It is noteworthy that similar incidents occurred previously, but most of them were the result of a cyber-attack, as happened on Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014, and in 2020, the Internet was cut off due to a technical malfunction at Cloudflare.
Libya leads the African continent in the Information and Communication Technology Development Index for 2024.