Tag Archives: middle east

November, 2009

• 11 November

  Arab countries eager for IDNs

  ICANN just recently announced its plans to fast-track IDNs, but the organization estimates that so far only 50 countries are interested. Of these, nearly one fifth are Arab-speaking nations. Nine out of twenty-two Arab countries have expressed interest in Arabic domains: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Libya, Morocco, …

October, 2009

• 6 October

  Dubai's .ae domain grows 30%

  Dubai is now not only known for its explosive economic growth, but now its domain growth. Compared to last year, the country’s .ae domain extension has seen a 30% increase in registrations. The cause of the growth is fairly self-explanatory. The ccTLD had for a long time only been available …