Within a month of the approval, by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), to the proposal that allows Web addresses in non-Roman characters, Egypt has taken the lead in applying a domain name in the Arabic script.

At its six-day 36th International Public Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, this week, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will deliberate on the proposal pertaining to the extension of web addresses in non-English characters.

In a move that marks the loosening of the US government’s grip on the Internet, the US Commerce Department Wednesday signed an agreement with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to facilitate increased global involvement in the Internet domain name process.

With the reach of the Internet having extended to the geopolitical dominion, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the appointment of a new President and CEO - the former director of US National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC), Rod Beckstrom.