Kuwait officially launches national domain name registration

Kuwait’s Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has officially launched the first phase of the country domain name (.kw) registration service, known as the “Sunrise Period”, which will take effect from September 23, 2024, marking an important step in Qatar’s digital development.

In the initial phase, Qatar invites government entities, existing third-level domain name (.com.kw, net.kw, org.kw) registrants and trademark holders to register their .kw domain names. After the sunrise period, there will be a 6-month "acceleration period". During the acceleration period, domain name registrations will be offered at a premium rate. This phase will be followed by the "general availability" phase, where everyone can register a domain name at a lower registration fee than in the second phase.