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[[Category:Saudi Arabia]]
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 4 November 2024

.sa is the ccTLD for Saudi Arabia. It is managed by the Communications, Space and Technology Commission.[1]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

.sa can be registered only by the following:

  • an entity physically located in Saudi Arabia;
  • a natural person having Saudi nationality or Premium Residency;
  • an entity with a registration or license issued by a pertinent authority in Saudi Arabia;
  • an owner of a trademark or trade name that is registered in Saudi Arabia.

A registrant must warrant that:

  • the domain name has a relationship to the Registrant, and it has not been registered or used in bad faith or used to impersonate or infringe the rights of others;
  • the domain name is not used to defame any person or entity;
  • the domain name does not nor will be used to contravene any applicable laws in Saudi Arabia;
  • it will not permit or allow any third party to use the domain name or its sub-domains unless it has the prior consent of SaudiNIC.

Also, a Registrant may not register, use, or maintain a domain name, nor submit any Service Request related to it as a mean to do or to support any of the following activities:

  • if the purpose is to prevent others from registering or taking advantage therefrom;
  • promoting the reselling of the domain name for a fee or free through entities other than licensed registrars;
  • cyber-squatting or phishing other websites and services;
  • acquiring fraudulently personal or confidential information or other means of identification;
  • spamming or sending malicious e-mails;
  • hosting or distributing malware;
  • hijacking domain names;
  • cracking systems and networks, or perform denial of service attacks;
  • activities or content against the Islamic religion or Saudi laws and regulations (e.g., pornography, illegal drugs, alcohol, gambling and intellectual property piracy);
  • activities classified as information crimes according to the pertinent regulations.[2]

Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]

The following second-level domains are available:

  • .com.sa: dedicated only for entities that provide commercial services with a valid Commercial Registration (or equivalent) issued by a pertinent authority in Saudi Arabia (e.g., Ministry of Commerce); or for locally registered trade names and/or trademarks;
  • .edu.sa: dedicated only for entities that provide educational and training services directly to students (including, but not limited to, schools, universities, training institutes) with valid licenses issued by a pertinent authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (e.g., Ministry of Education, Technical and Vocational Training Corporation);
  • .sch.sa: dedicated only for kindergartens, elementary schools, secondary schools, and high schools with valid licenses issued by a pertinent authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (e.g., Ministry of Education);
  • .med.sa: dedicated only for entities that provide health services (e.g., hospitals, medical clinics, pharmacies), with valid licenses issued by a pertinent authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (e.g., Ministry of Health);
  • .gov.sa: dedicated only for governmental entities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including ministries, authorities, and general agencies;
  • .net.sa: dedicated to entities that provide information technology services, communications services, media services, or postal services (e.g., ISPs, web hosting, TV and news media), with valid licenses issued by a pertinent authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (e.g., CST, Ministry of Commerce, or Ministry of Media);
  • .org.sa: dedicated for non-profit entities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including societies, charities, clubs, embassies, conferences and public organizations;
  • .pub.sa: dedicated only for individuals.[2]

Characters[edit | edit source]

The domain name label should be at least 2 and no more than 63 characters. The first and last character should be a letter or number. Labels shall not include two consecutive hyphen (-) characters.

Only Latin characters (a-z), digits (0-9) and the hyphen (-) are accepted.[2]

References[edit | edit source]