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A view of Dubai Marina in Dubai on March 3, 2026.

阿联酋的资金请求考验着美阿关系，伊朗战争加剧了海湾国家的财政压力。

在地区战争带来的经济影响日益加剧的情况下，阿布扎比向美国提出的战时财政援助请求与其说是为了获得资金，不如说是为了获得影响力——至少目前如此。

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A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is moored at a LNG berth in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, prefecture April 8, 2026.

国际能源署发布严峻的天然气供应预测，与此同时，原油价格周涨幅达15%。

根据国际能源署最新的市场报告，由于战争对卡塔尔能源基础设施造成的破坏，一批新的液化天然气供应将至少延迟两年。

A person walks past the closed Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center on Jan. 7, 2021, in New York City.

大都会歌剧院为何失去了与沙特阿拉伯的资助协议？

该协议于去年 9 月以不具约束力的谅解备忘录的形式宣布，根据该协议，公共投资基金将在未来八年内向该歌剧机构注资高达 2 亿美元。

Refueling trucks are seen at Southend Airport on April 17, 2026, in Southend, England.

受霍尔木兹海峡燃油供应中断影响，哪些航空公司正在削减航班？

霍尔木兹海峡的关闭对欧洲和亚洲的航空公司影响最大，因为海峡关闭导致航空燃油供应短缺。

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与伊朗有关的油轮为何还能突破霍尔木兹海峡的封锁？

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Analysis

海湾能源交易面临伊朗战争的压力测试，全球扩张遭遇石油冲击

A picture shows the Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, administrated by Qatar Petroleum, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the capital Doha, on Feb. 6, 2017.

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由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

伊朗战争令海湾国家经济承压，阿联酋能否动用美元货币互换额度？

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欧盟将在五月会谈前恢复叙利亚合作协议：你需要了解哪些信息

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Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie holds a press conference about the grounding of the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given cargo ship in the waterway, Suez, March 27, 2021.

Analysis

红海动荡埃及苏伊士运河贸易量大幅下降

截至 1 月 29 日的 2024 年数据显示，通过这一关键瓶颈的贸易量为 1.4055 亿吨，而去年同期为 1.4525 亿吨。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

A Starbucks store stands in Manhattan on January 30, 2024 in New York City. The global coffee chain officially introduced its extra virgin olive oil-infused drinks on Tuesday. Named Oleato, the drinks debuted in Italy in February 2023 and arrive in stores on the same day Starbucks will report fourth-quarter earnings. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

星巴克感受到加沙抵制热潮，下调销售预测，因为 BDS 瞄准了雪佛龙

星巴克和雪佛龙因被认为支持以色列-哈马斯战争双方而受到抵制。

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为什么沙特阿拉伯命令阿美公司暂停提高石油产量的计划

此举可能只是一种削减成本的策略，也可能是由于全球最大的原油生产国对未来石油需求的新的、不太乐观的前景所推动。

Tourists ride in a horse-drawn carriage near the art installation "Temple" by French artist Stephan Breuer and the Pyramid of Menkaure or Menkheres (front) and the Pyramd of Khafre or Chephren (behind) during the third edition of the "Forever is Now" art exhibition by Art d'Egypte at the Giza pyramids necropolis on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by

Analysis

埃及旅游业的繁荣缓解了外汇危机和加沙战争的影响

2023 年，埃及的旅游收入和游客数量创下历史新高，但不太可能足以解决开罗的财政问题。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Photo illustration of a selection of front pages from UK daily national newspaper coverage, London, Jan. 18, 2024.

Analysis

阿联酋支持的基金计划收购《电讯报》引发新闻自由担忧

议会议员和前国家安全人员对一个与外国政府关系密切的实体拥有英国最有影响力的报纸之一意味着什么表示担忧。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

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塞西和普京最新的核电站协议对埃及和俄罗斯意味着什么？

随着俄罗斯希望在该地区获得更大的核立足点，埃及希望核能将有助于满足其巨大的电力需求。

Lebanese bartender Hadi Ghassan prepares a drink behind the counter at "Meraki Riyadh", a pop-up bar offering non-alcoholic bellinis and spritzes, served in chilled cocktail glasses, in Riyadh on January 23, 2024. The bar's success highlights widening acceptance of more daring non-alcoholic fare even as booze itself remains strictly off-limits in the Gulf kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

沙特有史以来第一家酒类商店对新海湾文化有何评价？

不含酒精的“无酒精鸡尾酒”在该地区也越来越受欢迎。

A ship transits the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea on Jan. 10, 2024, in Ismailia, Egypt.

世界经济论坛称，在全球需求疲软的情况下，红海贸易受到的打击可以得到“控制”

世界经济论坛中东和北非地区主任马罗恩·凯鲁兹告诉《中东观察报》，以色列与哈马斯的冲突迄今为止尚未对全球能源市场产生实质性影响。