Yahoo has acquired Maktoob, which is a popular portal from the Gulf region.

Value of the deal (estimate) : $85 million
Yahoo users from Gulf : 20 million
Maktoob users : 16 million
Unique visitors on Maktoob : 21.8 million (June 2009)
Page views on Maktoob : 1.1 billion (June 2009)

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