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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.

This handout photo made available by the Iranian Army Office on March 12, 2025 shows navy vessels taking part in a joint Iranian-Russian-Chinese military drill in the Gulf of Oman.

伊朗在地区紧张局势和核谈判背景下推出新型海军舰艇

近年来，由于与美国和以色列的关系紧张，伊朗一直在扩大其海军舰队，尽管伊朗伊斯兰共和国目前正在与华盛顿进行谈判。

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he addresses a speech during the Justice and Development Party (AKP), as part of the 8th Ordinary Grand Congress at the Ankara Arena in Ankara, on Feb. 23, 2025.

土耳其总统埃尔多安谴责叙利亚库尔德人呼吁权力下放，但语气温和

土耳其总统的克制言论暗示了其针对叙利亚库尔德武装的战略正在发生变化。

An Air Tractor AT-802AF firefighting aircraft drops flame retardant while trying to extinguish a forest fire near the central Israeli town of Bet Shemesh, near Jerusalem on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

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耶路撒冷野火蔓延，以色列向意大利和希腊求助

由于耶路撒冷周边地区和 1 号高速公路沿线发生火灾，一些社区的居民已经撤离。

Heavy smoke rises at the scene of an explosion that took place a day earlier at the Shahid Rajaee port dock on April 27, 2025.

伊朗港口爆炸事件引发众怒，伊朗革命卫队否认责任：你需要知道什么

由于官方说法和政府灾后应对措施相互矛盾，批评声不断，革命卫队被指控货物中含有与伊朗导弹计划有关的军用级材料，因此与爆炸事件划清界限。

A woman reaches to light her candle from another held by deacon during the Christmas morning mass at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on Dec. 25, 2022.

Feature

对于叙利亚少数民族来说，在库尔德人统治下的生活仍然是最安全的选择

尽管叙利亚新任伊斯兰主义总统承诺进行改革，但少数民族仍然担心遭到报复，并在库尔德人的统治下寻求不安的庇护。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

France s President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanon s President Joseph Aoun during an official visit of the President of Lebanon, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 28, 2025. (Photo by Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by MAGALI COHEN/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

黎巴嫩总统奥恩前往阿联酋寻求经济支持和重建援助

黎巴嫩总统访问阿联酋是为了重建两国关系，并为该国战后重建工作争取资金支持。

ROME, ITALY - APRIL 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and talian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands during the press conference following their meeting at Villa Doria Pamphilj, on April 29, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

埃尔多安与梅洛尼签署协议，重点关注无人机、意大利与土耳其的防务关系

土耳其总统对罗马的访问通过包括国防领域在内的合作协议加强了土耳其与意大利的关系。

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伊朗港口发生火灾后，工厂再次发生爆炸：需要了解的情况

伊朗官员排除了最近沙希德拉贾伊港发生火灾是人为破坏造成的，但尚未对周二伊斯法罕爆炸的原因发表评论。

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以色列拦截来自埃及的载有武器的无人机：我们所知道的

以色列军方称，拦截了一架来自埃及的载有步枪和弹药的大型无人机。

Iranians pass by the recently repainted, famous anti-American mural that depics the US flag with bombs and skulls in Tehran, Iran on April 10, 2025, two days before the first round of indirect nuclear negotiations with President Trump's administration hosted and mediated by Oman. (Photo by Mohammadali Najib / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMADALI NAJIB/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

“脱节”：以色列越来越担心特朗普与伊朗的协议会让他们措手不及

以色列总理曾希望保留军事选项，但现在必须咬紧牙关，让美伊谈判顺利进行。

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

BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images

叙利亚：德鲁兹人聚居城镇爆发冲突，造成9人死亡

大马士革郊区发生冲突，德鲁兹居民与附近逊尼派占多数的城镇的武装人员发生冲突。

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

沙特阿拉伯、以色列、土耳其跻身全球军费开支前20名：你需要知道什么

斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所称，受以色列、加沙和黎巴嫩冲突影响，2024 年地区军事开支将大幅增加，但研究发现，欧洲是全球军事开支总体增长的主要推动力。