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

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Al-Monitor's State Department Correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn stands on a balcony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia reporting on President Trump's trip to the Gulf.

President Trump's Visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE

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Plestia Alaqad on Gaza and South Lebanon

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US investor Steve Witkoff attends the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.

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An Iran-made missile and its launchers are exhibited during a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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核谈判陷入僵局，以色列威胁，伊朗加强军事姿态

在德黑兰和华盛顿之间的谈判几乎没有取得任何进展的情况下，伊朗最高指挥官宣称已准备好应对以色列可能对伊朗核设施发动的袭击。

A correspondent in Tehran

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In Tehran, reporting on politics

A man carrying a stash of Syrian pounds, leaves the central bank in Damascus on May 21, 2025.

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美国初步解除对叙利亚的制裁

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黎巴嫩将启动解除巴勒斯坦难民营武装的“进程”：我们所知道的

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Thomas Barrack, nominee to serve as the US ambassador to Turkey, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 1, 2025 in Washington, DC.

特朗普任命土耳其大使汤姆·巴拉克为驻叙利亚特使：需要了解的信息

Jared Szuba

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

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土耳其因伊斯坦布尔腐败调查拘留 45 人，禁止发布伊玛莫格鲁肖像

Ezgi Akin

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

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《白雪公主》因以色列影星盖尔·加朵在黎巴嫩和科威特被禁

黎巴嫩政府禁止迪士尼的最新电影上映，因为该片采用了以色列女演员盖尔·加朵的出演，而阿联酋、埃及、沙特阿拉伯、卡塔尔和约旦等国家则计划上映这部电影。

Muslims perform the morning prayer around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, early on March 30, 2025.

图说：中东各地穆斯林欢庆开斋节

Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: (L-R) Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham accept the Documentary Feature Film award "No Other Land" onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

巴勒斯坦-以色列纪录片、伊朗电影获奥斯卡奖：值得了解的事

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Pigeons fly in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, ahead of the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on Feb. 28, 2025.

尽管战争、通货膨胀，中东各地穆斯林仍迎接斋月

Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

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埃及庆祝自 1922 年以来首次发现皇家陵墓：我们所知道的

Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

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埃及芯片初创公司在中美科技竞赛中开辟出意想不到的人工智能利基市场

随着人工智能热潮重塑全球竞争，总部位于开罗的初创公司 InfiniLink 正在一个意想不到的地方解决一项世界性科技难题。

The Ameca humanoid robot greets visitors at Dubai's Museum of the Future, UAE, Oct. 11, 2022.

Analysis

特朗普的美国芯片打击行动将如何影响中东的科技野心

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

The Netflix stand at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2023, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 3, 2023.

Analysis

面对 Netflix 的挑战，中东本地流媒体服务实现强劲增长：值得了解的情况

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

随着安卡拉推行新规则，美土之间的科技摊牌是否一触即发？

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

TOPSHOT - People queue to visit statues of Pokemon characters displayed outside the Lotte World Tower in Seoul on April 26, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

沙特集团斥资 35 亿美元收购“Pokemon Go”：我们所知道的

Adam Lucente

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

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People celebrate in Damascus' Omeyyad square after US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions in Syria, on May 13, 2025

Analysis

美国解除制裁是叙利亚复苏的关键，但取决于全球协调

这些征税包括针对与大马士革有联系的个人或公司的二级制裁，因此私营企业只有在获得美国批准后才能行动。

由 Jack Dutton

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

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中国通过1700万美元的服装交易扩大在埃及苏伊士的立足点

Adam Lucente

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

Kaja Kallas

欧盟批准解除对叙利亚所有经济制裁

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

GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

卡塔尔航空公布年度利润创历史新高，达17亿美元

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

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (R) sits next to US President Donald Trump as he speaks to Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg (L).

Analysis

特朗普海湾之行让陷入困境的波音公司获得卡塔尔和阿联酋的交易

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech