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Etihad will also begin flying its state-of-the-art Airbus A350 once daily to Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada, starting October 27
![E-commerce in Saudi Arabia sees 17.47 percent surge with 40,697 new records in Q2 2024](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/07/Saudi-e-commerce2.jpg/w=1024,h=682)
Riyadh topped the regions in Saudi Arabia for issuing e-commerce records, with 16,535 commercial records
![Dubai Chambers, VFS Global to accelerate global expansion of local companies, boost trade development](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/07/Dubai-Chambers-VFS.jpg/w=1024,h=682)
The deal facilitates global expansion of Dubai firms by reducing entry barriers and enabling quicker access to opportunities
![Mohammed Bin Rashid Library to host first Dubai International Library Conference 2024 from 15-17 November 2024](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/07/Mohammed-Bin-Rashid-Library-1.jpg/w=1024,h=683)