Maktoob

Maktoob Inc. (Arabic:مكتوب‎) is an Arab Internet services company, founded in Amman, Jordan known for being the first Arabic/English email service provider. "Maktoob" in Arabic means "letter", "written", or "destiny". On 25 August 2009, Yahoo! Inc. announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maktoob.com, thus turning Maktoob into Yahoo!'s official arm in the MENA region. Eventually Maktoob was sold to Yahoo!.