Syrian Energy Corridor: Syria has started shipping imported gasoline to Iraq via the Banias port under a renewable three-month deal, with an initial batch of 57 tanker trucks and plans to ramp up to about 200 per day through the al-Tanf border as Hormuz disruptions keep squeezing Iraqi exports. Iraq Investment Push: Iraq’s PM Ali al-Zaidi used the UN General Assembly to urge investors to “invest with Iraq,” pitching energy corridors through Türkiye, Jordan and Syria and calling for anti-corruption and public-service reforms. Border Trade Boost: A separate analysis says the Iraq-Syria border is now functioning as a key energy and trade corridor, with oil moving by truck to Syria for export and gasoline moving back to Iraq. Syrian Fiscal Tightening: The Syrian presidency ordered government bodies to rationalize public spending, cut unnecessary expenditures, and reprioritize investment projects while protecting core services like health, education, water, energy, security and public safety. Banking & Business: QNB Syria and partners launched a syndicated facility to support Damascus’ “Qasioun Journey” project, while Syria’s Fly Dar Airlines received its first private airline operating certificate since Assad’s fall. Kuwait Legal Case: Kuwait’s Court of Appeal sentenced a Syrian man to seven years for fraudulently obtaining Kuwaiti citizenship and ordered repayment of KD 600,000 plus fines totaling KD 1.8 million.