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欧盟最高法院称卡瓦拉案暴露了土耳其司法独立性的削弱

欧洲最高人权法院再次呼吁土耳其立即释放被监禁的慈善家奥斯曼·卡瓦拉，称他的监禁反映了司法独立和公正方面更广泛的“系统性问题”。

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a speech in Baghdad, May 16, 2026.

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伊拉克球员扎伊迪将随马克龙在法国完成欧洲首秀。

伊拉克总理预计将在9月14日与法国总统马克龙会晤期间签署多项谅解备忘录，巴格达方面正寻求使其外交和安全关系多元化。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

US President Donald Trump arrives at Myrtle Beach International Airport on Aug. 21, 2026, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

特朗普称霍尔木兹岛已无地雷，伊朗和阿曼已同意清除地雷。

美国总统再次表示霍尔木兹海峡没有水雷，与此同时，伊朗和阿曼宣布了清理海峡水雷的计划。

Equality and Democracy Party lawmakers

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土耳其库尔德和平进程进入实施阶段：需要了解哪些内容以及下一步是什么

本周，土耳其与库尔德武装分子的和平进程进入实施阶段，当局成立了工作组，以核实库尔德工人党解除武装的情况。

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以色列调整对叙利亚政策，探索达成安全协议的途径

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (C) watches as US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack prepares to sign an agreement in Damascus on September 16, 2025. Shaibani announced on September 16 a plan backed by Jordan and the United States to restore calm to Druze-majority Sweida province, which witnessed deadly violence in July. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

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

美国发出“警告”，威胁对伊朗贸易伙伴实施制裁

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent addresses the audience during opening remarks at the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism at the State Department on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bessent spoke alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller as they discussed the rise of far-left political terrorism as a transnational threat. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

胡塞武装声称在延布附近袭击了一艘沙特油轮：你需要知道什么

Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebel movement carry a mock rocket as they demonstrate in the capital, Sanaa, to denounce a reported air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on a prison in the country's rebel-held north, on Jan. 21, 2022.

前国防部长：随着哈马斯势力增强，以色列在加沙的处境“糟透了”。

Palestinian militant group Hamas police officers stand guard as people attend the opening of the Fatah party's eighth general conference at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City on May 14, 2026.

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随着土耳其 Sozcu 电视台节目播出时间的临近，埃尔多安是否会压制反对派的声音？

分析人士称，由于伊斯坦布尔市长仍被监禁，反对派媒体面临着越来越大的批评压力。

An aerial view shows smoke billowing from a forest fire in the coastal Syrian province of Latakia on July 5, 2025. Syrian emergency workers were battling forest fires raging in the coastal province of Latakia on Saturday for a third day in tough conditions as neighbouring Turkey sent assistance. Syria's ministry for emergencies and disaster management said teams from Turkey began helping on Saturday morning "as part of regional coordination to face the fires", with the assistance including two aircrafts and

拉塔基亚森林大火肆虐，叙利亚寻求欧盟援助：须知

叙利亚沿海拉塔基亚省的森林大火已经扑灭六天了。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) holds the letter he sent to the Nobel Peace Prize committee to nominate US President Donald Trump (L) for the Nobel Peace Prize during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House, Washington, July 7, 2025.

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哈马斯解散后，内塔尼亚胡寻求特朗普批准再次袭击伊朗

在多哈继续就可能的加沙停火协议进行谈判的同时，以色列总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡正在向美国政府施压，要求其允许以色列在未达成核协议的情况下再次袭击伊朗。

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

A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Nov. 22, 2023, shows the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, seized by Houthi fighters two days earlier, approaching the port in the Red Sea off Yemen's province of Hodeida.

停火后首次袭击，胡塞武装声称击沉红海船只：你需要知道什么

就在几个月前，也门胡塞武装与美国达成停火协议。周日，红海上一艘希腊籍船只遭到胡塞武装袭击。

An Iraqi Kurdish man holds a flag with the portrait of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration in the northern Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah on Oct. 10, 2019 against the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria.

土耳其间谍头目前往伊拉克，库尔德工人党武装准备解除武装

计划中的武器移交标志着土耳其悄悄结束库尔德工人党数十年叛乱、争取库尔德人对宪法改革的政治支持的重要一步。

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Ahmad Al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, who is on a working visit to the country.

叙利亚沙雷在以色列谈判推动下前往阿联酋寻求投资

一位专家表示，阿联酋对叙利亚新成立的伊斯兰政府感到担忧，但仍在寻求与大马士革进行政治和经济接触。

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伊朗称导弹库完好无损，考虑重返谈判

伊朗一名高级军事官员表示，上个月的战争之后，伊朗导弹库依然安全，而总统则表示愿意重启核谈判。

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 15: Turkish soldiers stand guard ahead of the arrival of Ukrainian, American and Russian delegates for Ukraine-Russia peace talks on May 15, 2025 at the office of Turkish President in Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. Under pressure from the United States to negotiate with Russia, President Zelensky had challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in Turkey today for direct negotiations, although Putin declined the invitation. Instead, delegates from the countries, as

12名土耳其士兵在伊拉克死于甲烷中毒：你需要知道什么

土耳其军队在搜寻一名士兵遗体时接触了有毒气体。

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美国特使警告：如果不对真主党采取行动，黎巴嫩“将被抛在后面”

美国特使汤姆·巴拉克访问贝鲁特之际，以色列几乎每天都对黎巴嫩发动袭击，尽管去年年底双方达成停火协议，结束了长达 13 个月的冲突。

TOPSHOT - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on May 21, 2025. Netanyahu said on May 21 that he was ready for a "temporary ceasefire" to guarantee the return of hostages held in Gaza, of whom 20 are "certainly" alive. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun / POOL / AFP) (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

从打击到战略：内塔尼亚胡在特朗普会晤中寻求掩护和信任

在特朗普决定袭击伊朗核设施、推迟审判日期、并将加沙纳入雷达监控范围后，以色列总理胜利抵达白宫。

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土耳其国防工业瞄准北约5%关税带来的2000亿美元商机

北约最近决定要求其成员国将其国内生产总值的至少5%用于国防，这为土耳其在规划和收购方面提供了新的可能性。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

General view of the opening session of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum at the Federal Senate in Brazil, taken on June 4, 2025.

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金砖国家在巴西峰会上欢迎中东新成员国，但分歧仍在持续

在喀山峰会正式加入金砖国家一年后，伊朗、埃及和阿联酋首次参加在俄罗斯境外举办的金砖国家峰会——而沙特阿拉伯仍在考虑是否加入。

Sabena Siddiqui

由 Sabena Siddiqui

In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran