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China's President Xi Jinping (center L) walks along with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi followed by their wives Peng Liyuan and Entissar Amer (R) upon their arrival at the Cairo International Airport on September 1, 2026. President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on September 1, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

埃及与埃塞俄比亚关系再度紧张为何对中国构成威胁？

对北京而言，埃及和埃塞俄比亚之间再次发生的对峙是一个零和博弈，威胁到尼罗河两岸的重要战略利益。

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A US Boeing KC-135 air refueling tanker flies

美国暗中向沙特阿拉伯的也门攻势提供情报和燃料援助

五角大楼的目标是让也门战争和伊朗战争分开，同时保护海湾石油出口免受攻击，因为利雅得首当其冲地承受着胡塞武装的导弹和无人机袭击。

Passengers board a flydubai flight, bound for Dubai, before taking off from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on Sept. 30, 2026.

摩萨德、辛贝特在阿联酋：关于以色列对迪拜航空的调查，我们了解多少？

国家安全委员会正在调查外国航空公司的安全协议，与此同时，警方正在调查两名涉嫌为航空公司提供私人服务的交通部高级官员。

Kyrgyz servicemen take part in the "Eurasia-Antiterror 2023" joint military drills

伊朗加入上海合作组织联合军演，中国则拒绝直接介入美伊战争。

一名伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队官员表示，此次演习将重点打击极端主义活动和遏制暴力团体。

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最新一起叛逃事件使埃尔多安领导的正义与发展党控制了土耳其第三大城市。

Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay (R) his wife Oznur Tugay and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledge the audience after the mayor announced joining the ruling Justice and Development Party during a meeting with AKP lawmakers in Ankara, on Oct. 7, 2026.

埃尔多安助手被指涉土耳其金融丑闻

Turkey's Family Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya speaks to media after arriving at the Ataturk International airport on March 12, 2017, in Istanbul.

美国对伊朗铀浓缩的立场不明朗，万斯敦促大幅削减铀产量

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卫星图像可能表明伊朗某处设施已恢复活动：报道

smoke rising after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces walk along a dirt road

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从阿马利卡到胡塞武装，以下是也门的主要武装团体。

沙特支持的政府得到了几个历史背景各异的武装团体的支持，而伊朗支持的胡塞武装则在很大程度上统一在一个指挥之下。

People gather during protest on Jan. 8, 2026 in Tehran

Analysis

战争为镇压提供了掩护，伊朗的处决行动愈演愈烈。

伊朗最近处决了更多抗议者，这引发了新的疑问：伊朗是如何利用战争叙事和全球的漠视来重塑其对待异议的方式，并灌输社会恐惧的。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

A large screen displays a verse from the Koran reading "My Lord, make this city secure," alongside the Kuwaiti flag and the landmark Kuwait Towers, on a skyscraper in Kuwait City on Sept. 2, 2026.

科威特继续打击非法移民，剥夺415人公民身份：你需要了解什么

科威特正努力吸引富裕的外国人到该国居住，同时加大力度打击以欺诈手段获得的公民身份。

Palestinian men sitting in and by a tractor look on after another man was injured by gunfire whilst being chased away by Israeli forces, in Aqraba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Oct. 6, 2026.

西岸橄榄采摘季在定居者袭击巴勒斯坦人和橄榄树林之际开始

据联合国统计，西岸有 8 万至 10 万个巴勒斯坦家庭依靠橄榄收成作为主要或次要收入来源。

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Oct. 6, 2026.

叙利亚记者沙拉在利雅得，沙特机场遭胡塞武装袭击：你需要了解什么

叙利亚总统艾哈迈德·沙拉在访问利雅得期间与沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼举行了会谈。与此同时，胡塞武装加大了对沙特阿拉伯的袭击力度，并警告国际航空公司不要使用沙特领空。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the state memorial ceremony for the third anniversary of Oct. 7 attack, at Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, Oct. 5, 2026.

Analysis

10月7日三年后，哈马斯对加沙的控制考验着内塔尼亚胡的“全面胜利”。

以色列情报评估显示，哈马斯仍然活跃，该组织估计拥有约 3 万名武装人员，与袭击发生前的估计兵力大致相同。

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran

霍尔木兹号油轮遇袭事件频发，危及石油运输安全

据报道，大约有十几艘油轮在霍尔木兹海峡遭到袭击，这表明随着美国经济制裁导致里亚尔跌至新低，伊朗正在再次加大施压力度。

Saudi-backed Yemen government soldiers gather near the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz, following fierce battles earlier in the day as Yemen's Houthis reportedly attempted to seize control of the main route between the inland city of Taiz and the coastal city of Aden, on Oct. 3, 2026.

也门军方宣布在红海攻势中从胡塞武装手中夺回摩卡。

沙特阿拉伯为也门政府的攻势提供了重要的空中支持，并在局势升级之际与土耳其和巴基斯坦的高级官员举行了会晤。

A quadrilateral summit was held on Oct. 4, 2026, attended by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi, Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan Gen. Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan, in New El Alamein City, Egypt.

埃及、厄立特里亚、索马里和苏丹举行峰会，埃塞俄比亚局势紧张之际

由于围绕尼罗河、红海出入和安全问题的争端，这四个国家与埃塞俄比亚的关系日益紧张。

A Yemeni man holds up a mock missile decorated with the colors of the Palestinian flag and the chechered keffiyeh in front of portraits of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (L) and the leader of the Houthi movement, Abdel Malek al-Houthi (R), during a protest in Sanaa to denounce strikes on Yemen and Israel's bombardment of Gaza on Jan. 15, 2025.

土耳其、沙特阿拉伯、巴基斯坦在胡塞武装局势升级之际举行“紧急会议”

随着也门胡塞武装的袭击和战斗愈演愈烈，土耳其、沙特阿拉伯和巴基斯坦官员在利雅得根据《麦加防务条约》举行了会晤。

Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers his speech during day one of the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on Oct. 2, 2026, in Brighton, England.

以色列因犹太复国主义和种族主义决议禁止英国绿党领袖入境：你需要了解什么

外交部长吉迪恩·萨尔周日宣布，英格兰和威尔士绿党领袖扎克·波兰斯基将被禁止入境以色列，此前他的政党通过了一项将犹太复国主义定义为种族主义形式的政策。

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad looks on during the 27th Gas Exporting Countries Forum ministerial meeting, Doha, Qatar, Oct. 23, 2025.

伊朗经济恶化，石油部长辞职，工人抗议：你需要了解什么

由于美国制裁和对伊朗出口的限制，伊朗面临越来越大的经济压力，其石油部长已辞职。