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bashaar
6th May 2010, 08:21 PM
http://www.al-sham.net/shamnews_new/?p=9909

The news Article is titled

( Historic day for the Arabic Language on the internet)


Arab states launched a new phase in the history of the Internet where it began taking advantage of the possibility of the emergence of symbols indicate the addresses of these countries have Web sites and in Arabic.

Commission has begun to organize the work of the Internet, "ICANN" in the operation of a system that allows for titles written in non-Latin and used widely, including, of course Arabic and other languages with non-Latin assets.

It is the first Arab countries, which will begin using the new system, which is known as the "country code" or country codes Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Can now owners of Web sites in these countries to apply for the addresses of Web sites containing symbols of the State and in Arabic.

This is the first step and be followed by steps similar to the many languages such as Chinese, Thai and Tamil.

Twenty countries have put forward for the Internet domains or spaces of the body overseeing the Internet to give the names and numbers, which is known by its acronym "ICANN."

ICANN said that the new Internet domains will be available for immediate use, but recognized the existence of further measures required to work before they are fully accessible to all, but it is not only the formal proceedings.

Described the great directors of ICANN, "Tina Dam" Today as the most important since the launch of the Internet and these Arab countries is the first to begin taking advantage of this possibility.

With ICANN's president, Rod Peixtorm new changes are considered "historic" is the fruit of the efforts of took years.

Indicated that the URLs have been used only Latin characters and ending in letters indicate a brief name of the country, such as eg a shortcut word for Egypt.

It is the first sites that used the new system the entire site and Egyptian Ministry of Communications.

Minister Tarek Kamel Altsalat that three Egyptian companies have received licenses to use on Egypt and the Arabic language in the titles of their positions on the Internet.

Noted that some countries, including China and Thailand have created solutions that enable Internet users in these countries enter the names of Web sites and their respective national languages without international approval.

ICANN said it had received 21 applications for titles with 11 new language, which, along with Chinese, Tamil, Thai, Russian.

The Icahn has said while disclosing to start using non-Latin characters in the titles of Web sites that this step misfortune most important since the discovery of the Internet 40 years ago.

The head of ICANN that more than half of Internet users are people of the people that do not use Latin characters in the national languages and this move will make the Internet accessible to all Aktheranchara.

tee1
6th May 2010, 08:29 PM
thanks for posting

Raptor
13th May 2010, 07:49 PM
I think its good news for Arabic domain name owners.