.ye
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.ye is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Yemen.
HistoryEdit
In 2015, when the Houthis took over the Yemeni capital, the rebel forces also took over the main internet provider and distributor of the .ye domain, TeleYemen, which remains under their control.<ref>Yair Oded, The virtual war over internet control in Yemen, Fairplanet.org, 5 March 2019</ref> According to DomainTools, 1152 .ye domain names were registered as of 2018.<ref>Template:Usurped, Recordefuture.com, 28 November 2018</ref>
RegulationsEdit
In order to register a .YE domain, you must have a company registered in Yemen. However, some registrars provide a local presence service for non-Yemeni clients. Domain names also need to be hosted in the Republic of Yemen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Second-level domainsEdit
There are eight second-level domains:
- com.ye: Commercial Entities
- co.ye: Companies
- ltd.ye: Limited Companies
- me.ye: Private Individuals
- net.ye: Network Providers
- org.ye: Non-commercial Organizations
- plc.ye: Public Companies
- gov.ye: Government and Governmental Systems
Internationalized domainEdit
An internationalized country code top-level domain has been planned for the Republic of Yemen, intended for domain names in the local Arabic language. The string اليمن (al-Yaman) was registered and approved for this purpose in March 2011, but it was not activated and lower level domains were not granted at that time.
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