Maktoob
Logo used from 2009 to 2013 | |
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet services |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Defunct | 31 January 2023 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Key people | Ahmed Nassef, MD/VP, Yahoo! Middle East |
| Website | maktoob |
Maktoob (Arabic: مكتوب) was an online services company founded in Amman, Jordan. Maktoob.com was known as the first Arabic–English email service provider. In 2009, Yahoo! acquired Maktoob.com, making it Yahoo!'s official arm in the MENA region. As of 31 January 2023, Yahoo! Maktoob has been shut down; and therefore no longer publishes content.
Yahoo! Maktoob provided the following online services: News (Yahoo! Maktoob News), sports news (Yahoo! Maktoob Sport), a blogging platform (Yahoo! Maktoob Blog), a social network (Yahoo! Maktoob As7ab Maktoob), a bilingual online research community (Yahoo! Maktoob Research), a marriage portal (Yahoo! Maktoob Bentelhalal), a travel portal (Yahoo! Maktoob Travel) and a casual gaming platform (Yahoo! Maktoob Games).