bumping this thread. i just encountered this "Version Check" issue yesterday morning and am also located in the UAE atm (w/ etisalat as my ISP).

did anyone have any luck yet? particularly with support, or changing port/security settings? this is my 2nd going on 3rd day.

btw, my version says 2015.12.12 with a bunch of zeroes. did deleting/re-installing help any of you? thanks.