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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.

This photograph taken during a press tour organised by the Lebanese army shows Lebanese soldiers standing atop military vehicles in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, on November 28, 2025. It was the first guided tour the army gave journalists since a November 2024 ceasefire sought to end over a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP via Getty Images)

黎巴嫩军队总司令将于周二访问美国，以争取支持：你需要了解哪些信息

黎巴嫩军队正在寻求国际和地区支持，以增强其能力，使其能够继续清理黎巴嫩南部地区的武装力量，作为解除武装计划的一部分。

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart following their talks in Moscow on December 17, 2025. (Photo by Ramil Sitdikov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

伊朗外长前往土耳其，做最后努力避免美国升级冲突

安卡拉正加紧努力缓和伊朗与美国之间的紧张关系，土耳其最高外交官在伊朗外长周五访问土耳其之前会见了美国特使。

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses foreign ambassadors to Iran, in Tehran on Oct. 5, 2025.

特朗普威胁采取行动，伊朗官员誓言将予以“强硬”回应：你需要了解什么

伊朗官员表示对达成核协议持开放态度，但警告称，他们将对任何美国的军事打击进行报复。

(L to R) Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid; Qais al-Khazali, head of the "Asaib Ahl al-Haq"; one of the member factions of the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) paramilitaries; Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani; and former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attend an event commemorating the 21st anniversary of the group's creation at a hotel in Baghdad on May 3, 2024.

Analysis

在特朗普的斥责之后，马利基能否在伊拉克重振旗鼓，还是苏丹尼会成为热门人选？

专家表示，唐纳德·特朗普总统对努里·马利基的批评可能会对他的连任机会产生不利影响，也可能起到促进作用，这取决于伊拉克政治领导人的反应。

Adam Lucente

由 Adam Lucente

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

HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

欧盟或将伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列入恐怖组织名单，法国和西班牙立场转变：你需要了解什么

法国和西班牙此前曾反对将伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列入制裁名单，认为此举可能会削弱与德黑兰进行对话的任何机会。

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以色列承认索马里兰后，土耳其宣布索马里统一是首要任务

安卡拉在最新表示的支持中，将索马里的主权和领土完整列为国家安全优先事项。

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Jan. 28, 2026.

鲁比奥称伊朗造成“数千人”死亡，美国正准备应对针对人员的威胁

美国最高外交官发表此番言论之前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾表示，一支“舰队”正驶向伊朗。

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在俄罗斯突然从叙利亚基地撤军后，沙拉与普京在莫斯科会面。

叙利亚总统艾哈迈德·沙拉访问莫斯科，这是他四个月内的第二次访问。几天前，俄罗斯开始从其位于叙利亚东北部的军事基地撤军并撤离装备。

A B model of Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA (Assault Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in the sky on March 2, 2022 in Corlu, Turkey.

土耳其逮捕6人，涉嫌参与涉及武装无人机的伊朗间谍阴谋

土耳其当局逮捕了六名被控为德黑兰从事间谍活动的人员，安卡拉正在制定计划，以遏制美国可能对伊朗发动袭击所带来的安全风险和难民影响。

Siyamend Ali

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YPG发言人：叙利亚军队的战略是孤立库尔德城镇和城市

在接受 Al-Monitor 采访时，库尔德武装“人民保护部队”（YPG）发言人西雅门德·阿里表示，库尔德部队正在成功击退叙利亚军队的进攻，而大马士革则指责库尔德人发动了无端袭击。

Siyamend Ali

Siyamend Ali

YPG spokesman

The Washington Post building at One Franklin Square on June 5, 2024, in Washington.

“拯救《华盛顿邮报》”：《华盛顿邮报》记者敦促贝佐斯保护其国际新闻编辑部

《华盛顿邮报》拥有美国报纸中最广泛的海外报道网络之一，其中包括在伊斯坦布尔、开罗和迪拜的中东分社。

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随着第二阶段谈判临近，内塔尼亚胡坚称加沙地带不会有土耳其或卡塔尔军队。

以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡周二发表讲话称，根据特朗普政府正在推动推进的下一阶段停火协议，以色列不会完全从加沙地带撤军。