Egypt Make First Language Arabic Internet Domain

Shortly after the non-Latin characters can be used to address the web site, Egypt became the first country to propose a new domian name with Arabic characters. Domains using Arabic characters which reads ". Masr" means Mesir="Egypt".

Egypt Technology Minister Tarek Kamel, Monday (16/11), expects that it can be further popularized the use of the Internet in developing countries. With the existence and content of Arabic web address, internet strived to reach wider segments of society are more familiar with local culture.

"The Internet is now in Arabic," Kamel says in the opening like the Internet Governance Forum. According to him, the new domain is a very important moment for Egypt. New domain in Arabic is believed will attract investment, innovation and economic growth.

Permit the use of Arabic domian name passed in the meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), an independent body that regulates web addresses end of October and then in Seoul, Korea. Besides Arabic, non-Latin characters are also allowed to include China and Korea.