US govt to shed control of net addressesThe US government has announced that it will give up its most direct means of control over the Internet's infrastructure, but said it will insist that the job be taken on by a group that includes the private sector and other interested parti More… |
Arabic top-level domain launchedThe Internet after Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the regulator of web addresses has entered into a contract with dotShabaka Registry for .shabaka to become the world’s first Arabic new Top-Level Domain (TLD). More… |
Dubai applies for dotDubai TLDDubai eGovernment has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the dotDubai geographic top level domain (TLD). Around 1900 organisations applied to ICANN, the US-based global organisation responsible f More… |
Arab countries prompted to adopt TLDsLess than 1 per cent of the new top-level domains (TLDs) set to join the ranks of .com, .qa, .ae, etc. will come from Arabic countries unless local companies and governments start engaging in new TLD applications, said a report. In the big More… |
Arab countries prompted to adopt TLDsLess than 1 per cent of the new top-level domains (TLDs) set to join the ranks of .com, .qa, .ae, etc. will come from Arabic countries unless local companies and governments start engaging in new TLD applications, said a report. In the big More… |
TRA signs exchange of letters with ICANNThe UAE Telecoms Regulatory Authority (TRA) said it has sealed its relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) through the signing of an exchange of letters. The exchange of letters is an indication of More… |
UAE body opens Arabic domain registrationUAE’s Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) recently opened registration in the Arabic domain name (DotEmarat) for special names. The registration, which will be open until the October 3, can be done through accredited registrars. More… |
UAE opens Arabic special domains bookingUAE’s Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) recently opened registration in the Arabic domain name (DotEmarat) for special names. The registration, which will be open until the October 3, can be done through accredited registrars. More… |
Corporate web suffixes allowedThe regulatory body that oversees Internet domain names voted on Monday to revamp the domain naming system for websites, allowing them to end with words like "apple" and "orange" instead of suffixes such as ".com" or ".gov". "ICANN has ope More… |
GO registers Arabic domain namesEtihad Atheeb Telecom GO, the first Cloud Telecom in the Region, has registered and assigned an Arabic domain name for the company website, for the first time in Saudi Arabia’s Internet history. Arabic speaking internet users can visit the More… |