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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0
id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg" alt=ICANN></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02nov10-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02nov10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>IDN Update: Arabic IDN ccTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2
November 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At the <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct10-en.htm">recent ICANN
Board meeting</a>, the IDN ccTLD delegation request for قطر.
("Qatar") to the Supreme Council of Information and Communication,
ictQATAR, was approved. This means that users will soon have an additional
top-level domain extension to choose from registering domain names, where the
entire string is in Arabic characters. The new extension will be managed by
ictQATAR’s Regulatory Authority through the Qatar Domains Registry. It is
expected to be launched by early 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The actual delegation of قطر.
will bring the total number of IDN ccTLDs in the DNS root zone to 16,
represented by 13 different countries/territories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN is actively processing
other requests for IDN ccTLDs. A total of 33 requests in 22 different languages
have been received. ICANN <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-en.htm">releases
information about received requests after they pass the String Evaluation step</a>,
as described below. An earlier survey estimates that a total of 50 IDN ccTLDs
will be requested in the initial two years of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The IDN ccTLD Fast Track
Process is currently under its first annual review. Commenters are asked to
suggest potential changes to improve the process for the end-users, including:
the respective IDN ccTLD managers, the governments as well as the users of the
resulting IDN ccTLDs (both registrants and general Internet users). The public
comment period is open until 17 December 2010. There will also be a session
scheduled in the ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss the
performance and potential improvement of the process, and to facilitate useful
community communication about the review. More details can be found <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-22oct10-en.htm">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Arabic use in IDNs<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Arabic has now become one of
the top non-Latin scripts to be used as IDN ccTLD. Ten out of the total of 19
countries or territories that have passed the String Evaluation step in the
Fast Track Process have requested strings that are in the Arabic script. The
IDN ccTLDs in Arabic that are either delegated in the DNS root zone, or have
passed the String Evaluation step in the Fast Track Process are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IDN
ccTLD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Country/Territory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Status<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>مصر.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ایران.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Iran, Islamic Republic of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pending delegation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>الاردن.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>عمان.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;
padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pending delegation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>فلسطين.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;
padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Palestinian Territory,
Occupied<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>قطر.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Qatar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pending delegation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>السعودية.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>سورية.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Syrian Arab Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pending delegation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>تونس.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tunisia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>امارات.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>United Arab Emirates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Arabic is among the most
highly used languages on the Internet today. The Middle-East has an average
Internet penetration of just over 20%, and significant, additional growth is
predicted. Users in the region will now have easier access to the Internet with
the ability to use their primary language for the entire domain name.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About the IDN ccTLD Fast
Track Process:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The IDN ccTLD Fast Track
Program requires participants to demonstrate that they fulfill a number of
requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the
script used to represent the IDN ccTLDs must be non-Latin;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the
languages used to express the IDN ccTLDs must be official in the
corresponding country or territory; and<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a
specific set of technical requirements must be met (as evaluated by an
external DNS Stability Panel comprised of DNS and IDN experts).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The request and evaluation
processes entail three steps:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Preparation
(by the requester in the country / territory). Community consensus is
built for which IDN ccTLD to apply for, how it is run, and which
organization will be running it, along with preparing and gathering all
the required supporting documentation.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>String
Evaluation: incoming requests to ICANN in accordance with the criteria
described above: the technical and linguistic requirements for the IDN
ccTLD string(s). Applications are received through an online system
available together with additional material supporting the process at: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/</a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>String
Delegation: requests successfully meeting string evaluation criteria are
eligible to apply for delegation following the same ICANN IANA process as
is used for ASCII based ccTLDs. String delegation requests are submitted
to IANA root zone management.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more details about the
IDN Program at ICANN please go to: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/"><strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About ICANN:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To reach another person on
the Internet you have to type an address into your computer—a name or a number.
That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN
coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that
coordination we wouldn’t have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It
is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over
the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable.
It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique
identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam
and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination
role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important impact on the
expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/">http://www.icann.org/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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