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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.

Who is Trump’s new Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff?

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US Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, speaks next to former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Gaza war looms large over Pennsylvania’s Muslim voters

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Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard boats attack a naval vessel during a three-day military drill in the Gulf on April 22, 2010. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards launched a new "ultra-fast" boat capable of causing high destruction after testing it in a key oil supply route, at the start of a three-day military drill. AFP PHOTO/FARS NEWS/MEHDI MARIZAD (Photo credit should read MEHDI MARIZAD/AFP via Getty Images)

特朗普回归后，伊朗革命卫队加强霍尔木兹军事演习：需要了解的情况

伊朗有影响力的强硬派长期以来一直认为，关闭石油战略海峡可以作为与以色列和美国对抗的筹码。

People carry a banner during a march demanding truth and justice for Kurdish activists, Paris, Jan. 11, 2025.

27 名库尔德平民和活动人士在伊朗抗议活动后被捕

Rosaleen Carroll

Rosaleen Carroll

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

JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images

沙特阿拉伯在最新一次缉毒行动中缴获 140 万片 Captagon 药片

Adam Lucente

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

Sharaa-Bin Farhan

沙特外长访问黎巴嫩后访问叙利亚

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Smoke billows from a fire that Lebanese media reported was lit by Israeli forces in the southern Lebanese village of Burj al-Muluk, near the border with Israel, on January 21, 2025. Local media reports added that the fire engulfed a house and construction equipment related to a national water management project. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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随着黎巴嫩和加沙局势的恶化，以色列的停火协议是否濒临破裂？

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

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Iraqi Muslim girls, who traditionally begin wearing the hijaba head covering worn in publicat the mandatory age of nine, take part in a ceremony organized at a stadium in Basra on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP) (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images)

伊拉克议会通过法律，允许童婚合法化：你需要了解哪些信息

这项备受争议的修正案与土地纠纷法和部分罪行赦免法同时通过。

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叙利亚教育部长澄清课程改革引发众怒：需要了解什么

Adam Lucente

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

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 11: A drone show is seen displaying the words "Welcome to Saudi 34" as Saudi Arabia is announced as the host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2034 on December 11, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Christophe Viseux/Getty Images for Saudi Arabian Football Federation)

唯一竞争者沙特阿拉伯赢得 2034 年世界杯主办权：我们所知道的情况

Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

A visitor views the busts of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator.

埃及在寻找克利奥帕特拉墓时宣称有新发现

Rosaleen Carroll

Rosaleen Carroll

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

Dania Akeel

沙特选手达尼亚·阿基尔 (Dania Akeel) 赢得巴哈杯，激励阿拉伯女性参与赛车运动

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This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israel's NSO Group that features Pegasus spyware, on display in Paris, France, July 21, 2021.

特朗普回归后，美国集团收购以色列间谍软件公司 Paragon 有何意义？

ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP via Getty Images

随着关系的发展，俄罗斯将两颗伊朗卫星送入轨道

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

沙特阿拉伯主权财富基金转向人工智能和国内投资

Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

US President Joe Biden and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walk to the Oval Office for a meeting, where the two discussed AI and ending the war in Gaza on Sept. 23, 2024, in Washington.

Analysis

美国新人工智能框架将如何影响阿联酋和沙特的雄心

Samuel Wendel

Jack Dutton , Samuel Wendel

This combination of file photos created July 15, 2020, shows Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2020, and Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos in Washington, DC, Oct. 22, 2019.

阿联酋的 Sheikh Tahnoon 在美国与 Jeff Bezos、Elon Musk 讨论人工智能和技术

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

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Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan attends a session on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on Jan. 19, 2024.

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沙特财政大臣暗示沙特有望提前实现 2030 年可再生能源目标

周一，沙特王国投入使用其电网中规模最大的电池储能系统，其容量为 500 兆瓦，可储存 2,000 兆瓦时的电力。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani looks on during a session as part of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, on Jan. 23, 2025.

世界经济论坛：阿萨德倒台后阿拉伯企业“非常热衷”在叙利亚投资

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

GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

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阿联酋外贸部长泽尤迪预计 2024 年贸易增长 14%：采访

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

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

随着 2030 愿景期限和世界杯临近，沙特借贷热潮加速

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

特朗普回归前，库什纳的沙特支持基金签署了一系列交易

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