Financial Tech & Policy: The UAE and Syria’s central banks signed an MoU to deepen cooperation on payment systems, monetary policy, cash management, innovative financial technologies, and areas like climate risk, sustainable finance, financial inclusion, and credit information systems—aimed at boosting resilience and rebuilding Syria’s financial infrastructure. Diplomacy at UNGA81: A large UAE delegation (137 participants) wrapped up its UN General Assembly participation, highlighting conflict resolution, UN reform accelerated by AI, climate action, and youth dialogue, with multiple bilateral meetings including with Syria and the U.S. Cybersecurity: A China-nexus threat actor is using a Rust-based Windows backdoor called Antino (UAT-11587) that talks to command-and-control via Microsoft 365 (Outlook/OneDrive), expanding across multiple Asian government and policy targets. Syria Tech & Business Enablement: Damascus is seeing more market activity, with 10,000+ new commercial registrations in early 2026, and services like the 360 Business Hub positioning workspace and admin support for incoming firms. Security & Tech Spillover: The U.S. ended its blanket denial of arms export licenses to Syria, shifting to case-by-case reviews—potentially changing how Damascus sources defense tech.