Overview

• Syrian election officials set October 5 for a transitional parliamentary selection that uses provincial electoral colleges for two-thirds of seats, with one-third appointed by the president.
• Al-Sharaa is expected to address the UN’s 80th session this week and to press for wider recognition and support for reconstruction.
• After a May meeting with President Donald Trump, the administration lifted or waived many executive sanctions, but Caesar Act restrictions remain in force absent a vote by Congress.
• Negotiations with Israel over a security arrangement continue, with Al-Sharaa expressing hope for a swift deal and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing only limited progress.
• Rights concerns persist as fighters aligned with the new government are accused of sectarian killings of Druze and Alawite civilians.