Why a mirror in the Gulf?

Most Linux distributions serve packages from Europe or the US. A mirror inside the region keeps that traffic closer to the people who use it.
Shorter path
Updates travel from a server in the region instead of Europe or the US, so downloads start sooner and finish faster.
Less international traffic
Universities, offices and ISPs can keep package traffic local, and run their own downstream copies over rsync.
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