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Speakers from Iran war energy event: Samuel Wendel, Dr. Carole Nakhle, and Noam Raydan

How the Iran war is reshaping energy markets

May 20, 2026

1:00:30

Joyce Karam, Randa Slim, Hamidreza Azizi, Hasan Alhasan

Iran War at One Month: Outlook and Implications

April 1, 2026

1:04

Joyce Karam, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Holly Dagres, and Ali Hashem

Are the US and Iran closer to war or a deal?

February 24, 2026

0:59

Iraqi Christian man in dark blue sweater sitting in an office

After years abroad, Iraq’s Christians weigh returning home

February 10, 2026

3:39

Amberin Zaman, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Danny Makki, Joyce Karam in a virtual discussion on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Washington

Syria's Sharaa in Washington

November 6, 2025

1:00

Al-Monitor chief correspondent Amberin Zaman interviews H.E. Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The Future of Energy and Power in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

May 23, 2025

1:38

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Plestia Alaqad on Gaza and South Lebanon

April 1, 2025

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Vision Golfe 2024 - Jack Dutton

Vision Golfe 2024 - Mastering Mega events in the GCC from a Sports Perspective

June 4, 2024

34:36

Elizabeth Hagedorn panel

The Syria Strategy Project: Panel one

March 18, 2024

3:42:49

Jared Elizabeth Iran webinar

US confrontation with Iran’s proxies: Live Q&A with Jared Szuba and Elizabeth Hagedorn

February 2, 2024

38:25

David Satterfield webinar

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Amb. David Satterfield (Part 2)

January 25, 2024

33:53

David Satterfield webinar

The Israel-Hamas War: Live Q&A with Amb. David Satterfield (Part 1)

November 21, 2023

30:11

Politics and Security

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Janti Soeripto helps at a community kitchen serving hot meals to displaced families arriving from El-Fasher.

Interview

苏丹战争持续不断，美伊冲突加剧了达尔富尔的人道主义危机。

美国救助儿童会总裁兼首席执行官詹蒂·苏里普托表示，向苏丹运送援助物资仍然极其困难，即使进入该国，物资卡车也经常被延误数周或数月。

Janti Soeripto

President and CEO of Save the Children US

SAHA EXPO 2024

Analysis

廉价无人机，代价高昂的威胁：海湾国家为何寻求与土耳其达成防务协议

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Women hold portraits of jailed Islamist cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir during a protest calling for his release in Beirut on April 24, 2025.

Explainer

黎巴嫩大赦法为何引发逊尼派日益增长的不满

Abdullah DOMA / AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

美国和土耳其加强在利比亚的合作，但推动团结面临政治阻力。

Ezgi Akin

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

An Iranian police office stands on patrol near a poster depicting Iranian soldiers holding a net in the shape of the Strait of Hormuz, with US military aircraft ensnared in a fishing net, on May 9, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

伊朗在与美国的停火谈判中愿意做出多大的让步？

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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Culture

黎巴嫩一名活动人士因发布虐狗视频而被拘留，引发众怒。

黎巴嫩一名动物权利活动人士因拒绝删除一段记录涉嫌虐待动物的视频而被捕，这再次引发了黎巴嫩关于虐待动物行为不受惩罚的辩论。

Vehicles move past a giant mural on the side of a building showing an image of the late Lebanese actress and singer Sabah (1927-2014) along Beirut's Hamra street on June 20, 2024.

Culture

尽管战火纷飞，黎巴嫩仍重新开放电影档案馆，庆祝电影史。

MURAT KOCABAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Culture

“狗妈妈”吸尘器广告如何在土耳其引发文化战争

A man sits watching as Lebanese first responders search for human remains among the rubble the day after a house was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, on May 1, 2026.

Culture

以色列空袭导致黎巴嫩的教堂、清真寺和考古遗址遭到破坏

Artist Erdal Duman's work titled "Whoever Owns the Tank Is Soleiman" takes a dig at power.

Culture

战争的沉重：埃尔达尔·杜曼的雕塑探讨暴力政治

Technology

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People sit in a cafe outside the Apple Store in Dubai on May 8, 2025.

伊朗将美国科技和金融公司列入新的中东威胁名单

Traffic rolls along a main throughfare under a banner with images of past and present leaders that reads in Farsi, "Domino fall", as daily life returns to the streets following nationwide protests, in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 19, 2026. Demonstrations sparked in late December by anger over economic hardship exploded into protests widely seen as the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years. Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again, a monitor said January

Analysis

伊朗史上持续时间最长的网络中断导致99%的用户断网：你需要了解什么

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Attendees take a picture of French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe as he delivers a speech during a visit to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on February 10, 2018, on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital, to launch the French-Emirati "Year of Cultural Dialogue". (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

我们了解到，阿联酋封禁了被指控散布虚假信息的X个账户。

Adam Lucente

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

A man and woman walk along a promenade overlooking the Burj al-Arab and Dubai skyline on January 4, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Interview

在全球科技竞争加剧的背景下，人工智能和网络安全是中东地区的优先事项：Tech Mahindra

United Arab Emirates

Detailed image of Middle Eastern developer in front of desktop pc monitoring a complex network, ensuring data security and efficient computing using cloud, AI and machine learning.

中东人工智能初创企业在2025年将获得创纪录的8.58亿美元融资，份额翻番。

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Economy & Business

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This aerial photograph taken on April 26, 2023 shows the construction of the Russian-built Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin Province. - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to offset his absence from the campaign trail weeks before crucial elections by unveiling the nuclear plant by video link. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer

阿联酋核电站遭袭事件令海湾地区的核能雄心蒙上阴影：你需要了解什么

美以伊战争使中东民用核能的发展势头变得复杂，而到 2026 年，沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和其他一些国家的民用核能发展势头一直都很强劲。

United Arab Emirates

Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

海湾危机重塑能源市场，专家警告：新常态即将到来

Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images

阿联酋核电站袭击事件和伊朗外交攻势扰乱市场，油价剧烈波动

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives to attend the second day of the first Syrian-Emirati (United Arab Emirates) Investment Forum, at the People's Palace in Damascus on May 12, 2026. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

港口和基础设施：阿联酋拥抱叙利亚新经济秩序

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2026, and was warmly received by the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the airport. The PM is shown being accorded a Guard of Honor upon his arrival.

莫迪访印期间，阿联酋宣布计划向印度投资50亿美元：你需要了解什么

Adam Lucente

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