.ye

.ye
Introduced	19 August 1996
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	YemenNet
Sponsor	TeleYemen
Intended use	Entities connected with Yemen
Actual use	Gets some use in Yemen
Structure	Registrations are made at third level beneath several second-level names
Registry website	TeleYemen

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

Regulations

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.^[3]

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.