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Arabic domain name .shabaka gets global approval
Tuesday March 26, 2013 06:25:51 PM,
WAM
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Dubai: The
global regulator of web addresses, Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has officially approved ".shabaka"
or the Arabic translation of ".web" as a domain name.
Moving away from non-Arabic internet domain names such as .com,
.net and .org, ".shabaka" beat around 1,900 other applicants
globally.
The domain will be operational by the middle of this year.
"The new domain will become the centre of all things Arabic on the
internet. It is set to totally redefine the way businesses and
users approach the internet in the global Arabic speaking
community and, at the same time, bridge the gap between Arabic
content and Arabic-speaking internet users," said Yasmin Omer,
general manager of International Domain Registry, the internet
technology company behind the domain.
The domain will only operate in Arabic script on the internet and
users will only be able to use it by typing in Arabic. For
example, Al Jazeera.shabaka or CNN.shabaka.
"There are many people who speak only Arabic. It will also hold
great entrepreneurial potential for Arabic businesses by providing
them with a targeted online channel to Arabic internet users. Soon
Arabic users will not need to search the sites in Google and don't
need to rely on Google search," Omer said.
The next 90 million Arabic internet users "should expect to
navigate the internet in Arabic", she said.
Abbas Jaffar Ali, publisher of tBreak Media, Arabic is gaining
importance regionally and is one of the fastest growing languages
and fastest growing on Twitter.
"This process is part of expansion and I don't think .shabaka is
going to complicate the internet addresses. It is going to make it
easier for users and index the data. It will simplify the
process," Abbas said.
He said buying a website address is easy and not costly and many
companies will opt for ".shabaka".
".shabaka will be a game-changer for the Arabic community. It will
open a channel to intuitively connect Arabic speakers to Arabic
content and provide an end-to-end Arabic online experience," Omer
said.
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