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.news.sy domain registration

The national family’s extension for news sites and media: for a licensed media organization, telling its readers “news” before they read the first headline.

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Score card

.news.sy in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
5 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
1 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
5 out of 5
Local meaning
5 out of 5

Overview

What is .news.sy

.news.sy is the extension for news sites and media under Syria’s code: the word news. It is for a newspaper, an agency or a local news site that wants an address saying what it offers in a word most readers know, and saying with it that it is from Syria.

On top of the owner’s documents, registering it asks for an accredited media organization license, the same license that registering .tv.sy and .info.sy asks for. So it doesn’t suit a personal blog writing on public affairs without a license; but to readers it is a sign that an organization stands behind the news and answers for it.

Type
Syria’s national extension (ccTLD)
Parent extension
.sy
In the root since
20 February 1996, with .sy
Name’s origin
news
Who may register
Licensed media organizations

Who it suits

For your field: is .news.sy the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .news.sy says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A licensed newspaper or news site

    Excellent · The first choice

    It says “news” in the word itself, and your media license is what the registration asks for.

    Register it with.news.sy.sy

  • A radio station or channel

    Good · A good fit with .tv.sy

    For the written news section, and .tv.sy for broadcasts and clips, with the same license.

    Register it with.news.sy.tv.sy

  • A city news site

    Good · A good fit

    It suits a news site for a city or an area, if it holds a media license.

    Register it with.news.sy.info.sy

  • A news site for Arab readers

    Good · A good fit with .media

    .news.sy for your readers here, and .media for readers outside Syria.

    Register it with.news.sy.media

  • A personal opinion blog

    Consider another · Consider .blog

    It can’t be registered without a media license; .blog or .me.sy for what you write under your name.

    Register it with.blog.me.sy

  • Your company’s news

    Consider another · Consider .com.sy

    News about your company isn’t a news site; .com.sy for the company and .media for its press center.

    Register it with.com.sy.media

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Says “news”

    news is a word most readers know, so the visitor knows what to expect before opening the page.

  • An organization behind the news

    It is registered only with a media organization license, so readers know someone answers for the news.

  • Newsroom email

    editor@akhbar-qamishli.news.sy is an address a reader sends a photo or a story to, knowing it reaches the newsroom.

  • News from where it happens

    It joins the news and Syria’s code, so readers know the site writes from here.

And where its value shows

In shared news links

An address that names its source before it opens.

In readers’ messages

The newsroom’s email on the organization’s domain.

When the story is quoted

The source’s name clear in the link.

On the journalist’s card

The address of the organization they represent.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says “news” in the word itself
  • 02The media license earns it readers’ trust
  • 03A short word most readers know
  • 04A low price, the same every year

Cons

  • 01Can’t be registered without an accredited media organization license
  • 02Doesn’t suit a personal blog or an opinion page
  • 03Less known to readers from outside Syria

Rules

Registration terms for .news.sy

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Licensed media organizations
Documents
Registering this extension requires a duly accredited media organization license issued by the Ministry of Information of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Registration term
1 to 10 years
How to register
A WhatsApp message to Illevante’s line, as nitaq.sy registers

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1The city’s name gathers its readersA news site named after its city tells its people from the name that it is theirs.
  2. 2Register .tv.sy for broadcastsIf you have clips or broadcasts, the same license covers .tv.sy; two addresses for one organization.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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  • $0.55 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Licensed media organizations. Registering it requires: Registering this extension requires a duly accredited media organization license issued by the Ministry of Information of the Syrian Arab Republic.

  • Check the name at the top of the page; if it is free, send the ready-made registration request by WhatsApp to Illevante’s line, for 1 to 10 years. Registering it requires:

    1. 01A clear, certified copy of the personal ID of the domain’s actual owner.
    2. 02An active mobile number (to receive renewal and verification notices).
    3. 03An official, active email address that belongs directly to the owner.
    4. 04The full, exact residential address in detail.
    5. 05A true copy of the official registration or license document if the domain belongs to a commercial, union or institutional activity.

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