There were fewer servers connecting on the du network starting a few months ago, however secure core via Switzerland worked. As of today, the number has gone down so low it’s difficult to find something that actually connects. So far I’ve only had success with Cyprus and Estonia.
It seems that the UAE has recently hardened the restrictions. Try ‘Quick Connect’ first. If that doesn’t work, try switching to the Stealth protocol (https://protonvpn.com/blog/stealth-vpn-protocol). If you’re on Windows or Linux, you can try the OpenVPN - TCP protocol instead.
None of the recommended solutions seem to work. You guys are on the verge of losing me as a customer. It seems like 99% of the servers are unusable at this point.
And this problem is specific to the du network. Everything still works fine on Etisalat. Not sure what each of them is doing differently.
Tried nearly all of the visible options. There are a few country servers that do work, but the number seems to be dwindling, making it really difficult to find one that works.