.ye is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Yemen.
History 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.Yair Oded, The virtual war over internet control in Yemen, Fairplanet.org, 5 March 2019 According to DomainTools, 1152 .ye domain names were registered as of 2018., Recordefuture.com, 28 November 2018
Regulations In order to register a .ye domain, one 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.
Second-level domains
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 domain 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.
See also Telecommunications in Yemen Telephone numbers in Yemen
References
External links IANA .ye whois information
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