Aviation Security: Investigators are digging into the background of Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, accused in an axe attack on a cockpit door during an Israel-bound flight, with reports noting his time in New Zealand and links to prior extremist material raising fresh questions about vetting across Gulf airlines. Public Health & Labs: A Russian plague research institute death has triggered hospital quarantine and monitoring of contacts as US officials say they’re watching closely, while authorities report no confirmed link to the worker’s lab pathogens. Syria in Film & Memory Tech: Syria’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature is Tawfik Sabouni’s “The Other Side of the Sun,” using reenactment and survivor testimony tied to Saydnaya prison—now also picked up for US rights. Urban Systems & Data: Dubai Municipality and IBM say they’ve deployed IBM Maximo to unify technical, financial, operational, and geospatial data across 350,000+ municipal assets. Health Case Report: German doctors report a rare hydatid disease case where a dog tapeworm cyst first appeared behind a child’s eye after moving from Syria. Tech Policy Watch: Germany’s domestic intelligence warns that some Chinese high-tech products could pose security risks via data access and resilience concerns. Science & Heritage: Archaeologists say they helped rescue 30,000 artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum as ISIS advanced, with new study details emerging.