, a web portal targeting Arabic speakers across the region, has just closed a new round of funding. triple digit traffic growth for 2009, driven by the acquisition of a few popular portals in the region. The site is also growing organically in areas like streaming video and user-generated content. D1G has recently acquired two Saudi Arabian web portals, including Yasater, a fairly lively tabloid-style gossip site. Karim Kawar, a former Jordanian ambassador to the US who is now working as an angel investor in regional startups, took part in the funding round and is now a board member. , and there will be a story on this in tomorrow's newspaper / this evening's website.