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Qatar has become one of the first Middle Eastern countries to launch Arabic top-level domain names.<\/p>\n

The new Web addresses will be made available through ictQatar, the official Qatar Domains Registry.<\/p>\n

In the first phase of the Arabic domain name rollout, select businesses will be able to secure relevant Web addresses — particularly those that incorporate trademarked names.<\/p>\n

Once all the business interests have been dealt with, ictQatar will open up the Arabic domain name application process to the general public — this will take place in August of this year.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Gulf Times<\/em>, chief technical manager at ictQatar, Salah al-Kuwari said: “As more organisations and individuals begin adopting non-Latin domain names the Internet will literally be opened up to brand new audiences.”<\/p>\n

“The Arab world represents a region with enormous potential for growth both in terms of usage and the creation of new digital content,” he added.<\/p>\n

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has been gradually opening up the top-level domain name system and the organization is set to introduce potentially unlimited numbers of Web address suffixes in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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