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以色列加强选举保障措施，公众不信任感加剧：你需要了解什么

以色列民众已经对政府及其举行自由公正选举的能力或意愿失去了信任。

A Turkish soldier from the 1st Border Regiment Command looks out over the border wall to Syria during alert drills at a military outpost on the Turkey/Syria border on March 2, 2017 in Kilis, Turkey.

Analysis

土耳其为何将以色列对叙利亚的空袭视为对其军事角色的警告，以及《麦加条约》

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Turkey/Syria border

Analysis

土耳其押注美国避免冲突，而以色列则扩大了对叙利亚的红线。

Ezgi Akin

Rina Bassist

Ezgi Akin , Rina Bassist

People shop at a store in the Grand Reza Bazaar near the shrine of Imam Reza following the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and his family members in Mashhad on July 10, 2026.

Analysis

特朗普的经济战最终能否迫使伊朗做出妥协？

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Members and supporters of the Nafas movement take part in an anti-government protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied, chanting "Degage" and calling for political change, in Tunis,Tunisia on August 20,2026. (Photo by Imen Ben Youssef / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

突尼斯水电危机加剧了针对赛义德的抗议活动：你需要了解什么

Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

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The 26-feet-tall statues of the ancient Egyptian King Amenhotep III (1391-53 BC), father of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) and probably grandfather of Tutankhamun, and his consort queen, Tiye, at the Egyptian Museum, Tahrir Square, Cairo, June 11, 2025.

Culture

超越图坦卡蒙：开罗埃及博物馆寻求自我革新

开罗埃及博物馆即将迎来 125 周年纪念，鉴于来自更新、更华丽的博物馆的竞争，人们正在努力重新定位它在文化版图上的地位。

People attend the international esports gamers Next World Forum in Riyadh, Sept. 7, 2022.

Culture

伊朗战争重创沙特游戏产业，电子竞技国家杯推迟至2027年举行。

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Culture

黎巴嫩成为首个废除死刑的阿拉伯国家

Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, gives a press conference in the Saqqara necropolis, where archaeologists unearthed two human and animal embalming workshops as well as two tombs, south of Cairo, on May 27, 2023.

Culture

萨卡拉的下一个篇章：埃及如何对其最古老的墓地进行现代化改造

Flags of Spain and Argentina

Culture

阿根廷与西班牙的世界杯决赛如何演变成关于以色列和巴勒斯坦的辩论

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The headquarters of SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, with a Falcon 9 booster in March 2024.

Explainer

沙特投资者或将成为SpaceX历史性IPO的主要受益者。

在 SpaceX 于纳斯达克上市前夕，沙特阿拉伯王国控股公司披露的一项新信息表明，埃隆·马斯克与海湾投资者之间的关系已经变得多么重要。

People sit in a cafe outside the Apple Store in Dubai on May 8, 2025.

伊朗将美国科技和金融公司列入新的中东威胁名单

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Traffic rolls along a main throughfare under a banner with images of past and present leaders that reads in Farsi, "Domino fall", as daily life returns to the streets following nationwide protests, in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 19, 2026. Demonstrations sparked in late December by anger over economic hardship exploded into protests widely seen as the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years. Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again, a monitor said January

Analysis

伊朗史上持续时间最长的网络中断导致99%的用户断网：你需要了解什么

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Attendees take a picture of French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe as he delivers a speech during a visit to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on February 10, 2018, on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital, to launch the French-Emirati "Year of Cultural Dialogue". (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

我们了解到，阿联酋封禁了被指控散布虚假信息的X个账户。

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

A man and woman walk along a promenade overlooking the Burj al-Arab and Dubai skyline on January 4, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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在全球科技竞争加剧的背景下，人工智能和网络安全是中东地区的优先事项：Tech Mahindra

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Khor Fakkan Container Terminal

Analysis

阿联酋与伊朗的贸易关系成为对特朗普战时战略的关键考验。

在8月份发生新的袭击事件后，这个海湾国家暂停了与伊朗的贸易。专家指出，随着特朗普政府寻求在经济上向德黑兰施压，双方都面临风险。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference on Aug. 19, 2026.

中国抨击特朗普对伊朗发动经济战：你需要了解什么

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Iranians drive past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran, Aug. 3, 2026.

特朗普威胁对伊朗发动“经济末日”行动，导致油价突破94美元。

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images

Explainer

伊拉克为确保石油供应，正竭力寻求伊朗给予其霍尔木兹海峡石油输送的特殊通道。

President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar at the People’s Palace in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 19, 2026.

土耳其寻求扩大其在叙利亚的能源版图，涉及石油和天然气领域。

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech