Cement Deal for Aleppo: Türkiye’s Çimko (SANKO Holding) signed a US$200m 30-year build-operate-transfer deal with Syria’s OMRAN to redevelop the damaged Al-Muslimiyah cement works near Aleppo, targeting a new 5,000tpd clinker line within 12 months after site handover and aiming for 1.5Mta clinker and 2Mta cement to support reconstruction demand. Financial Tech Cooperation: The UAE Central Bank and Syria’s Central Bank signed an MoU covering payments, monetary policy, cash management, fintech, climate risk, sustainable finance, financial inclusion, and supervisory cooperation including licensing and consumer protection. Border Works Hit Agriculture: Syria condemned Israel’s “Sufa 53” excavation and fortification in Quneitra, saying it violates the 1974 disengagement agreement and is damaging farmland and grazing, with reports of bulldozers digging near al-Asha and related road-building. Local Raid in Damascus Countryside: Israeli forces demolished an abandoned building in western Damascus agricultural areas near Beit Jinn/Mazraat Beit Jinn, adding to repeated incursions in the area. Regional Trade Push: Ahead of the China International Import Expo (Nov. 5–10), global firms—including mentions of Syrian soap—are preparing deals to tap China’s industrial and consumer markets.