Today is a Historical moment for "the ICANN ROOT"

Below are the first 4 new gTLDs (these are IDNs) to be given get a green light by for delegation in the ICANN root. The delegation is one of the last ICANN processes to almost guarantee an applicant he will make it to the finish line and operate his TLD.

1. شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic word for “Web” or “Network”;
2. онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Russian for “Online”;
3. сайт (xn--80aswg) – Russian for “Web site”;
4. 游戏 (xn--unup4y) – Chinese for “Game”.

In the ICANN announcement, a paragraph attracted my attention, it says: "Only applicants that can meet the requirements outlined in the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook will be given an opportunity to operate a gTLD."

Actually, this is not true. There are other roots which do not need the ICANN to operate. They don't work the same way but they do exist. You can even buy .GUN domain names on these Alternative Roots and request the creation of a city name, just for yourself.

An example here: http://gun.shofardomain.com/

Read the official announcement on the ICANN blog.