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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

一场公用事业危机正在为挑战赛义德政权的反对派势力注入动力。

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伊拉克扎伊迪加倍推进民兵解除武装，提振石油出口

伊拉克总理阿里·扎伊迪发表上述言论之际，正值与霍尔木兹海峡相关的出口困境以及武装团体解除武装的最后期限临近之时。

ANKARA, TURKEY - JULY 7: U.S. President Donald Trump (L)shakes hands with with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) during a formal arrival at the Bestepe Presidential Palace during the NATO summit on July 7, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Leaders from NATO's 32 countries, plus NATO allies like Ukraine, gathered in the Turkish capital to discuss a range of issues involving spending targets, defense industrial production, and support for Ukraine, among other topics. (Photo by Emrah Gurel - Pool/Getty Images)

Analysis

以色列担忧土耳其在叙利亚的野心，并怀疑特朗普能否阻止土耳其的行动。

以色列官员对土耳其和叙利亚否认安卡拉在叙利亚的军事野心仍持怀疑态度，并警告说，土耳其在叙利亚站稳脚跟的进一步扩大可能会威胁以色列的安全，并使其与华盛顿的关系紧张。

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

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沙特王储访问法国，两国关系进一步加深：有哪些值得期待

沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼将于本周末开始访问巴黎，这将是他自2017年上任以来第四次访问法国。

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夹在中间的阿曼对特朗普最新的伊朗威胁不以为意

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土耳其在与以色列就叙利亚问题爆发口水战之际释放出克制信号。

Burhaanettin Duran

叙利亚外长19年来首次访问巴基斯坦，此时正值新的地区格局形成之际。

Islamabad

澳大利亚召见以色列大使，就世界中央厨房罢工事件做出裁决：你需要了解什么

Zomi Frankcom

Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on Nov. 3, 2024.

苏丹军队占领总统府，对 RSF 造成打击：我们知道什么

自两年前战争爆发以来，苏丹军队已占领总统府喀土穆，该府已交由快速支援部队控制。

Pedestrians walk in front of the Istanbul Municipality headquarters in Istanbul on March 19, 2025. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, the main opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, 2024 in the morning along with dozens of his aides, elected representatives and members of his party, accused of 'corruption', according to the city's public prosecutor. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

土耳其禁止在安卡拉和伊兹密尔举行抗议活动，抗议者越来越多地抗议伊玛莫格鲁被捕

随着土耳其境内因伊斯坦布尔市长被拘留而引发的抗议活动不断扩大，当局发布新的禁令并对抗议者采取法律行动。

Khartoum

苏丹军队包围喀土穆总统府，对 RSF 造成打击

苏丹军队与准军事快速支援部队之间正在苏丹首都喀土穆展开一场关键战役。

A protester waves a Turkish national flag and chants slogans as university students gather in protest in Besiktas district in Istanbul on March 20, 2025 following Istanbul metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's detention over a corruption probe. Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody on March 20, 2025 over graft and terror allegations after being held the day before, as his party called for more protests in Turkey's largest city. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP

土耳其又逮捕了 37 人，抗议伊玛莫格鲁被拘留

随着土耳其反对党团结一致支持伊斯坦布尔市长，土耳其当局采取了更多拘留措施。

Sharaa Putin

俄罗斯普京致信沙拉，向叙利亚提供“切实合作”

今年 2 月，普京与沙拉进行了电话交谈，本月初，数千名叙利亚人前往俄罗斯在叙利亚的基地寻求庇护。

Men check the damages in an area struck by a US airstrike in Huthi-controlled Sanaa on March 20, 2025. Israel said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on March 20, as the Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have targeted Ben Gurion international airport. The United States, Israel's main backer, has pledged to hit Yemen with lethal and overwhelming force until the Huthis stop their harassment campaign. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

美国能否在不卷入加沙、也门战争的情况下阻止胡塞武装的袭击？

本周，白宫批准对也门和加沙再次发动空袭，五角大楼坚称不会卷入中东战争。唐纳德·特朗普总统的最终目的是什么？

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (R) shakes hands with Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hassan al-Shibani during their meeting on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on Feb. 15, 2025.

德国驻叙利亚大使馆关闭十三年后重新开放：我们知道什么

柏林一直直言不讳地批评阿萨德政权，并在阿萨德政权垮台后，多次强调必须确保叙利亚的统一以及库尔德人、德鲁兹人、基督徒和阿拉维派等各派之间的平等。

Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism of the State of Israel Amichai Chikli delivers a speech during the symposium on fighting antisemitism on Jan. 22, 2024, in Krakow, Poland.

极右翼欧洲人受邀参加以色列反犹太主义会议，引发抵制

欧洲犹太社区对以色列侨民事务部长阿米查伊·奇克利邀请欧洲极右翼政客参加耶路撒冷反犹太主义会议感到愤怒。

People hold placards as they ride in a convoy of vehicles during a rally held by relatives and friends of Ukrainian prisoners of war, as they call for their exchange with Russian prisoners, in Kyiv on March 9, 2025.

阿联酋促成乌克兰与俄罗斯交换 350 名囚犯：我们所知道的情况

在沙特阿拉伯主办战争会谈以及阿联酋加强与乌克兰关系之后，阿联酋进行了调解。

United Arab Emirates

Israeli army Merkava main battle tanks move at a position in southern Israel along the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025.

停火破裂后以色列在加沙发起地面行动：我们所知道的情况

以色列军队在进行猛烈的空袭后，对加沙中部发动了自一月份停火协议达成以来的首次地面入侵。

Supporters of Istanbul metropolitan mayor Ekrem Imamoglu hold a poster of him as they demonstrate outside Istanbul townhall against his detention over a corruption probe in Istanbul on March 19, 2025.

Analysis

伊斯坦布尔市长被捕确保了埃尔多安对土耳其的持久控制

伊斯坦布尔反对派市长埃克雷姆·伊玛莫格鲁因涉嫌恐怖主义和腐败被捕，巩固了总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安的统治地位，排挤了他最强劲的竞争对手，并加强了他对土耳其政治格局的控制

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

A man pays using Iranian rials at a shop, in Tehran on July 31, 2019. - The government in sanctions-hit Iran on Wednesday approved a plan to remove zeros from the rial and rename the currency -- something its people have long been doing to simplify transactions. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

随着里亚尔暴跌，特朗普就胡塞武装向伊朗发出的警告带来了战略困境

美国总统警告称美国可能直接袭击伊朗伊斯兰共和国，伊朗再次面临着与另一个地区代理盟友疏远的艰难前景。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics