Syria–Türkiye Higher Education: Türkiye’s Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and Syria’s Ministry of Higher Education signed an MoU to set up the Syria–Türkiye University in Damascus and expand higher-education and scientific-research cooperation. Rare Disease Genomics: enGenome and Genetic Alliance will expand access to enGenome’s AI-guided genomic interpretation platform (eVai) for rare-disease labs, aiming for faster, standardized clinical-grade variant interpretation. Counter-Drone Procurement: The U.S. Army is seeking industry input for a lower-cost anti-drone missile using the existing Coyote launcher system, targeting detection, tracking, identification, and defeat of UAS. UN Tech & Terrorism: China urged stronger international governance of emerging technologies—AI, drones, and the internet—to curb how terrorist groups use them for recruitment, financing, and attacks, with a call for risk assessment and tech transfer. ISIS Threat Update: The UN warned ISIS remains resilient and adaptive, with the threat “particularly acute” across parts of Africa, including the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin. Syria Energy Infrastructure: Iraq and Syria are pushing to revive an Iraq-to-Syria oil pipeline bypassing Hormuz, with an official saying engineering and materials could start soon and construction could take about 30 months to 3 years. Regional Tech & Security Context: Analysis pieces track how emerging Middle East blocs aligned with Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia are reshaping alliances and sea-lane risk as confidence in Washington shifts.