TradeArabia, the leading business news and information portal in the Middle East, was the target of a malicious attack yesterday.

Due to the attack, TradeArabia’s news services were severely affected and the portal was unable to provide the latest news updates.

“We are happy to announce that our systems have helped protect the portal from serious damage and the portal is back in service today,” said a spokesman.

The origin of the attack has been traced and it came from China, he said.

“The attack comes as TradeArabia’s visitor numbers are steadily increasing and breaking records. We regret the inconvenience caused to our readers,” he said.

“Our technical team has worked round the clock to set right the system and put the portal back in service,” he added. –TradeArabia News Service