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An elections employee tapes a poster with instructions to voters ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 21, 2026.

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加沙民众对20年来首次地方选举抱有谨慎的希望。

加沙中部城市代尔巴拉赫即将举行近二十年来的首次市政选举。

Rasha Abou Jalal

由 Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (L) disembarks from an airplane upon his arrival at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Jan. 23, 2025.

在黎巴嫩，沙特阿拉伯奉行低调的外交策略，而特朗普则力推与以色列关系正常化。

近几日，沙特阿拉伯在黎巴嫩展开了密集的外交斡旋，旨在促成与以色列延长停火协议。

A young man stands in the entrance of tunnels that were used by the ISIS and the Assad's regime for fighting. Tadamon, Syria, February 7, 2025. (Photo by Raghed Waked / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by RAGHED WAKED/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

叙利亚逮捕塔达蒙大屠杀凶手阿姆贾德·优素福：你需要了解什么

阿姆贾德·优素福出现在一段视频中，据称他在 2013 年杀害了数十名平民，他是最新一位被叙利亚新政府抓获的阿萨德政权成员。

CORLU, TURKEY- MARCH 2: A B model of Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA (Assault Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in the sky on March 2, 2022 in Corlu, Turkey. (Photo by Baykar Press Office/dia images via Getty Images)

土耳其Baykar公司首次测试K2集群自杀式无人机：你需要了解什么

Baykar 测试了其 K2 和新型巡航无人机，这些无人机具有人工智能驱动的集群能力，即使在 GPS 信号受到干扰的情况下也能运行。

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以色列担心特朗普试图通过与黎巴嫩达成协议来抵消伊朗方面的失误。

US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa (R) holds a signed "Make America Great Again" hat while (L-R) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad listen to US President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026. US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a

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

黎巴嫩向被以色列杀害的记者阿迈勒·哈利勒告别：你需要了解什么

Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024.

Analysis

巴勒斯坦地方选举前夕，竞争严重不足

Women read instructions to voters ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 21, 2026.

Daoud Kuttab

由 Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

伊拉克什叶派阵营因马利基问题出现分歧，推迟总理选举，截止日期临近：你需要了解什么

Qais al-Khazali (L), head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, stands along with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki after casting their ballots at a polling station in Baghdad on Nov. 11, 2025.

US Department of State's senior advisor to the president for Arab and African Affairs Massad Fares Boulos attends the Sudan Humanitarian Fund event at the Institute of Peace in Washington, on Feb. 3, 2026.

美国称苏丹交战各方支持撤军计划，捐助方承诺提供7亿美元援助

美国国务院高级顾问马萨德·布洛斯周二宣布，埃及、沙特阿拉伯和阿联酋已经批准了一项“全面和平计划”，但该计划仍需得到苏丹交战各方的批准。

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff arrives for a press conference with the US president and Israel's prime minister in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2025.

维特科夫会见内塔尼亚胡，以色列警告不要与伊朗达成潜在协议

在周五美伊会谈之前，以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡和以色列安全部门负责人向美国特使史蒂夫·威特科夫通报了以色列的关切。

Diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates President Anwar Gargash (C) react on stage with Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe (R) during the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 3, 2026. Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on February 3, in the latest such move by governments. Australia established a world first i

在土耳其谈判前夕，阿联酋外长加尔加什力挺伊朗-美国协议

阿联酋总统外交顾问安瓦尔·加尔加什在迪拜举行的世界政府峰会的小组讨论会上发言，讨论了加沙、伊朗、苏丹和也门的最新局势发展。

United Arab Emirates

Lebanese soldiers standing atop a military vehicle in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, on Nov. 28, 2025.

黎巴嫩陆军总司令访问华盛顿，此时真主党解除武装进入关键阶段

鲁道夫·海卡尔将军正在寻求美国的支持，以期采取谨慎的方式扩大黎巴嫩军队解除真主党武装的地理范围。

Sudanese army soldiers parade in the streets of eastern Sudan's city of Gedaref on Aug. 14, 2025, to mark the 71st anniversary of the formation of the Sudanese army.

无国界军炮击苏丹科尔多凡州，美沙停火计划陷入僵局：你需要了解什么

苏丹快速支援部队在迪林发动了无人机和大炮袭击，而就在一周前，苏丹军队宣布打破了对该镇近两年的围困。

A state building is covered with a giant anti-US billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 1, 2026.

伊朗逮捕奥斯卡提名编剧、人权人士，镇压行动扩大

伊朗当局周末逮捕了三名知名活动人士，其中包括奥斯卡提名编剧兼记者迈赫迪·马赫穆迪安，伊朗全国范围内的逮捕行动激增。

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters stand on a pick-up truck to provide security during an inspection of SDF positions on the Tell Brak frontline in Syria on Jan. 26, 2026.

法国在叙利亚-叙利亚民主力量协议中的角色：你需要了解什么

法国外交消息人士强调，巴黎在近几个月来为促成沙拉政府与库尔德人领导的叙利亚民主力量达成协议发挥了作用。

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani meets the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, in Erbil on Monday.

伊拉克什叶派阵营与库尔德人举行会谈，总统和总理人选僵局持续。

尽管美国总统唐纳德·特朗普对前总理努里·马利基进行了公开批评，但什叶派主导的协调框架周六重申了对这位前总理的支持。

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrives for a welcoming ceremony prior to talks with the Russian president at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Jan. 29, 2026.

据报道，阿联酋王储穆罕默德·本·扎耶德因美伊对峙取消了日本之行：你需要了解什么

尽管美伊关系依然紧张，但据报道双方都在朝着重启核谈判的方向努力。

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科威特最新政府改组：新任部长们亮相

科威特最新一轮内阁改组任命了几位在各自领域拥有丰富专业经验的新部长。

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi (L) give a statement at the Ritz Hotel as they meet on Jan. 30, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey.

土耳其或成为美伊会谈的潜在举办地：你需要了解哪些信息

随着人们对美国可能对伊朗发动袭击的后果日益担忧，安卡拉方面加大了调解力度，土耳其正积极争取主办潜在的美伊会谈。

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at Za’abeel Palace in Dubai on Jan. 28, 2026.

Analysis

身陷海湾冲突：巴基斯坦在沙特和阿联酋的对抗中艰难求生

巴基斯坦必须谨慎行事，既要确保与阿联酋保持重要的经济关系，又要维持与沙特阿拉伯的长期防务合作。

Sabena Siddiqui

由 Sabena Siddiqui

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