<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
(	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
services	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
Amman	O
(	O
Jordan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maktoob.com	B-Application
was	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
ArabicEnglish	O
email	O
service	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
acquired	O
Maktoob.com,	O
making	O
it	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
has	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
;	O
and	O
therefore	O
no	O
longer	O
publishes	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Samih	O
Toukan	O
and	O
Hussam	O
Khoury	O
who	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
webmail	B-Protocol
service	O
with	O
Arabic	O
support	O
for	O
emails	O
when	O
no	O
other	O
free	B-Protocol
email	I-Protocol
service	I-Protocol
had	O
such	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
helped	O
users	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
Arabic	O
keyboards	O
or	O
browsers	O
that	O
support	O
Arabic	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
emails	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
which	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
using	O
Java	B-Application
applets	I-Application
that	O
had	O
better	O
Arabic	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
flourish	O
of	O
Maktoob	B-Application
and	O
its	O
large	O
user	O
base	O
led	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
create	O
several	O
services	O
and	O
content	O
channels	O
for	O
Arab	O
users	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
found	O
previously	O
in	O
Arabic	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Maktoob	B-Application
diversified	O
its	O
services	O
through	O
both	O
acquisitions	O
and	O
internal	O
development	O
to	O
have	O
close	O
to	O
40	O
different	O
channels	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CashU	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
electronic	O
payments	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
Souq.com	O
as	O
an	O
auction	O
and	O
marketplace	O
;	O
Tahadi.com	O
was	O
founded	O
to	O
provide	O
MMO/MMORPG	O
games	O
for	O
Middle	O
East	O
internet	O
users	O
,	O
Araby.com	O
was	O
an	O
Arabic	O
Search	O
engine	O
;	O
Maktoob	B-Application
Research	O
was	O
a	O
successful	O
online	O
research	O
service	O
founded	O
by	O
Tamara	O
Deprez	O
;	O
and	O
Sukar.com	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
biggest	O
online	O
private	O
shopping	O
club	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Saygin	O
Yalcin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rationale	O
for	O
such	O
an	O
acquisition	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
Abraaj	O
's	O
website	O
)	O
was	O
that	O
Maktoob	B-Application
has	O
a	O
large	O
user	O
base	O
(	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
million	O
)	O
and	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
marketing	O
literature	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
dominant	O
online	O
payment	O
option	O
cashU	B-Application
and	O
a	O
strong	O
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
Maktoob	B-Application
acquired	O
80%	O
of	O
popular	O
Arab	O
sports	O
website	O
Sport4ever.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Maktoob	B-Application
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
email	O
users	O
were	O
migrated	O
from	O
the	O
@maktoob	O
.com	O
domain	O
to	O
the	O
@yahoo	O
.com	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
"	O
streamline	O
"	O
Yahoo	B-Application
's	O
international	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
acquisition	O
of	O
Maktoob	B-Application
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
acquisitions	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
success	O
story	O
for	O
other	O
entrepreneurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
provides	O
the	O
following	O
online	O
services	O
:	O
News	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
News	O
)	O
,	O
sports	O
news	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
Sport	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
blogging	O
platform	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
Blog	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
As7ab	O
Maktoob	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
bilingual	O
online	O
research	O
community	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
Research	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
marriage	O
portal	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
Bentelhalal	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
travel	O
portal	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
Travel	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
casual	O
gaming	O
platform	O
(	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maktoob	B-Application
Games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
