.ye

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.^[1] According to DomainTools, 1152 .ye domain names were registered as of 2018.^[2]

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.^[3]

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

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.

• Telecommunications in Yemen
• Telephone numbers in Yemen