Google has launched a Palestinian domain for its web search engine, under the URL www.google.ps. The web page is identical to other country-specific domains, but has the words "Palestinian Territories" added to the familiar Google logo.
"The new domain will give Arabic-speaking users in the Palestinian Territories
, who use Palestinian ISPs, access to Google in Arabic and eventually, access to more locally relevant content," Palestinian news agency Ma'an quoted the company as saying on its Arabia blog.
"Arabic-speaking users in the Palestinian Territories have had to visit foreign domains in order to search in Arabic," the company added.
The new URL would be designed for Palestine-specific search results.
According to Ma'an, Google stated that as of Thursday, new searches would automatically redirect to the .ps domain, at which the user can select Arabic or English, but that "any user can type in any Google domain they prefer to go."
"With the launch of google.ps, we bring the total number of Google domains worldwide to more than 160," Google said.
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