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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.

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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.

Sudanese repair crew work at the Heglig oil facility, after Sudan started pumping oil again from the war-damaged oil field on May 2, 2012, 12 days after occupying South Sudanese troops left the area.

无国界军占领苏丹最大油田：你需要了解什么

赫格利格油田是苏丹最大的油田，也是南苏丹的重要设施，南苏丹严重依赖赫格利格油田出口石油。

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阿萨德下台一年后，叙利亚库尔德人和大马士革之间的分歧日益加剧。

在一次出人意料的攻势推翻叙利亚长期独裁者一年后，库尔德人领导的叙利亚政府与大马士革的关系比以往任何时候都更加疏远，因为美国斡旋达成的融合协议仍未得到落实。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows people gathering to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the uprising against Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad for the first time since he was toppled in the Umayyad Square in the centre of Damascus on March 15, 2025. The rally in Damascus was the capital's first after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of the ousted president's supporters. Activists called on people to hold similar demonstrations in the major cities of Homs

在叙利亚阿萨德政权垮台一周年之际，一些少数族裔没有参加庆祝活动。

尽管总统艾哈迈德·沙拉誓言要保护叙利亚的所有族群，但针对少数族裔的教派暴力事件却激增，尤其是针对阿拉维派和德鲁兹派的暴力事件。

Basem Naim, member of Hamaspolitical bureau speaks during an interview with AFP in Istanbul on February 8, 2025. Hamas has no desire to return to war with Israel, a senior official with the Palestinian group told AFP on February 8, 2025, nearly three weeks into a fragile ceasefire that halted fighting in Gaza. "Returning to war is certainly not our wish nor our decision," Basem Naim said in an interview. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

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哈马斯官员称，该组织需要得到战争结束和建国的保证才会解除武装。

哈马斯高级官员巴塞姆·纳伊姆没有明确承诺哈马斯不会向国际部队开火，但他表示，该武装组织与稳定部队之间“没有问题”。

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

People shop in a market on June 17, 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

美国或将取消对叙利亚的制裁，废除《凯撒法案》提案即将投票表决

年度国防法案要求无条件彻底废除《凯撒法案》。

Israeli Druze from Majdal Shams crossed into Syria on July 16, 2025, to assist relatives in nearby villages following a reported massacre of Druze civilians by Syrian army forces and allied militias.

Analysis

在美国的压力下，以色列缓和了对叙利亚的语气，但对沙拉保持警惕。

特朗普政府一直向以色列施压，要求其与叙利亚达成安全协议，但目前谈判陷入僵局，双方都坚持各自的立场。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Security personnel from the Syrian Ministry of Interior stand outside the Justice Palace ahead of the first trial of more than a dozen suspects linked to massacres that left hundreds dead in Syria's Alawite coastal heartland earlier this year, in Aleppo on November 18, 2025. The first trial of more than a dozen suspects linked to massacres that left hundreds dead in Syria's Alawite coastal heartland earlier this year began on November 18, an AFP journalist in the courtroom said. The massacres in March, whic

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阿萨德下台一年后，阿勒颇审判考验叙利亚的过渡时期司法体系。

叙利亚最近就3月份发生的致命教派暴力事件展开了首次公开审判，但随着阿萨德倒台一周年临近，司法独立和政治影响等问题使得即将举行的听证会成为后阿萨德时代叙利亚问责制的一次重大考验。

Alessandra Bajec

由 Alessandra Bajec

An undated photo shows a Kizilelma unmanned fighter jet taking flight.

Analysis

土耳其“基济莱尔马”战斗机重新定义了空战能力：你需要了解什么

这架无人战斗机完成了无人机对另一架飞行中无人机的首次打击，凸显了安卡拉对下一代飞机的雄心壮志。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Smoke rises as fire burns, in an alleged site of IRGC's missile launch targeted by Israel on the mountains of Shiraz, Iran on June 21, 2025. Israel attacked Iran in early hours of June 13, and the exchange of fire between the two countries continues ever since. (Photo by Hiroon / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HIROON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

欧洲外交官称，以色列可能在2026年对伊朗发动袭击。

如果以色列评估认为德黑兰政府正在恢复高浓度铀浓缩活动，那么明年以色列可能会选择再次打击伊朗。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

The US National flag flies at half staff on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on December 4, 2025, in honor of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who was fatally shot the week before. An Afghan man accused of shooting two members of the National Guard near the White House, killing one, pleaded not guilty on December 2, 2025 to murder charges. Lakanwal is charged with first-degree murder for the death of Sarah Beckstrom, 20, a National Guard member from West Virginia, as well as ass

美国战略文件称伊朗是“主要”破坏稳定因素，称叙利亚是“潜在问题”。

该文件将美国的参与方向从能源和冲突转向更广泛的经济和国防伙伴关系。

The Red Flag limousine carrying Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed passes a military honour guard as he arrives for a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 22, 2019. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

中阿将举行第三次空军联合演习，两国防务关系升温：我们目前掌握的信息

中国和阿联酋通过第三轮空中联合演习，进一步深化了双方的防务和军事关系。

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An Israeli military tank patrols along the border fence separating northern Israel from southern Lebanon on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral on November 24 for its top military chief and other members of the militant group a day after Israel killed them in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

黎巴嫩与以色列直接对话暂停了针对真主党的军事行动——但能暂停多久？

本周，美国阻止了以色列扩大对真主党的打击范围，尽管黎巴嫩和以色列举行了首次直接会谈，但双方持续不断的冲突似乎仍可能再次爆发。

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