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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to journalists as he arrives for an informal meeting of the European Council in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026.

为何美国和以色列将法国排除在黎巴嫩谈判之外？

以色列和黎巴嫩的会谈正在华盛顿举行，但巴黎仍然坚持认为，它必须参与其中，以平衡美国可能存在的偏袒，并保护贝鲁特的利益。

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on the margins of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, on April 17, 2026.

Analysis

沙特阿拉伯和埃及为何对土耳其提议与巴基斯坦建立四国防御条约持谨慎态度？

拟议的框架面临着重大障碍和断层线，包括北约的限制、以色列的反对以及薄弱的军事一体化。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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.

Feature

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。

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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

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)

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

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)

Analysis

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.

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 31: Members of the British Royal Navy walk near helicopters parked aboard HMS Prince of Wales, the navy's flagship aircraft carrier, during a public ship tour at the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal on August 31, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. The aircraft carrier was opened to the public in connection with the UK Carrier Strike Group's (CSG) port call in Tokyo. The group has been in Japan since August 12 for joint training exercises. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

土耳其与英国签署飞机协议，与德国举行安全会谈，深化欧洲防务关系

随着安卡拉与英国达成军事运输协议并准备与德国进行高层防务会谈，土耳其与欧洲的防务合作正在加深。

Members of the internal security forces loyal to the Palestinian group Hamas, man a checkpoint in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 12, 2025.

美国军方称哈马斯必须“立即”停止暴力，镇压目标是对手

在哈马斯与对手发生冲突以及有证据表明加沙存在法外处决的情况下，美国希望埃及和卡塔尔的调解员能够遏制哈马斯。

ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

在西方压力下，伊朗向不结盟阵营寻求乌干达支持

伊朗与该运动的接触正值其与西方大国日益隔绝之际。

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土耳其准备派遣加沙救援队等待最终派遣决定

土耳其搜救队的派遣仍有待与其他国家的协调并获得安卡拉的最终批准。

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP via Getty Images

即使普京庇护阿萨德，叙利亚的沙拉也试图“重新定义”莫斯科关系

叙利亚总统艾哈迈德·沙拉抵达莫斯科，此次访问因被罢黜的总统巴沙尔·阿萨德在俄罗斯的存在以及莫斯科试图维持其在叙利亚的军事存在而蒙上了阴影。

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

对抗还是参与？特朗普呼吁对话，伊朗政局分裂

伊朗领导层抨击唐纳德·特朗普的对话呼吁“虚伪”，但该国改革派人士认为，这一提议可能为打破该国日益加深的外交孤立提供一个难得的机会。

President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war on Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

停火形势不稳，特朗普宣布加沙计划进入下一阶段

随着谈判人员将注意力转向该计划的第二阶段，有关加沙未来治理和安全的主要问题仍未得到解答。

ABDELRAHMAN RASHAD/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

国际足联、阿拉伯联盟、世界银行：谁为加沙 700 亿美元的重建承诺了什么？

战争期间，加沙90%以上的住宅建筑遭到破坏，近70%的建筑物遭到严重损坏或夷为平地。

BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images

哈马斯以暴力手段打击反对派，试图重建加沙权力

哈马斯将打击目标锁定为以色列合作者和不法分子，以此来展示停火后的实力。

Kurds wave Kurdistan Workers' Party flags (PKK) and flags depicting Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, during a demonstration to call for Ocalan's liberation outside the European Council in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept. 15, 2025.

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库尔德工人党领导人奥贾兰呼吁伊拉克库尔德斯坦总统协助土耳其进行和平谈判

在与 Al-Monitor 独家分享的一封信中，这位被监禁的库尔德工人党领导人请求巴尔扎尼帮助推进旨在结束与土耳其数十年冲突的谈判。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Wadani party presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as Irro, speaks during a press conference on November 10, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election.

索马里兰领导人争取埃塞俄比亚承认：须知

索马里兰总统阿卜杜拉赫曼·穆罕默德·阿卜杜拉希访问埃塞俄比亚，重点讨论安全和经济合作问题，索马里分离领土正在寻求全球承认。

US President Donald Trump speaks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem.

Analysis

特朗普兴高采烈地访问以色列后，加沙协议因人质死亡而停滞——内塔尼亚胡松了一口气吗？

以色列总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡拒绝了美国总统唐纳德特朗普的邀请，拒绝参加沙姆沙伊赫关于结束战争和重建加沙的会议。

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