Yahoo Maktoob

Yahoo! Maktoob
Company typePrivate company
IndustryInternet services
Founded1998
Defunct31 January 2023 (2023-01-31)
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people
Ahmed Nassef, MD/VP, Yahoo! Middle East
Websitewww.maktoob.com

Yahoo! Maktoob (Arabic: مكتوب) was an online services company founded in Amman (Jordan). Maktoob.com was known as the first Arabic–English email service provider.[1] In 2009, Yahoo! acquired Maktoob.com, making it Yahoo!'s official arm in the MENA region.[2] As of 31 January 2023, Yahoo! Maktoob has been shut down; and therefore no longer publishes content.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Patrick Clark (30 April 2013). "Syria's Tech Startups Find a Refuge in Jordan". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Confirmed: Yahoo Acquires Arab Internet Portal Maktoob". TechCrunch. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 2022-06-23.