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Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024.

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

哈利勒在一次针对她和同事躲藏的房屋的定点清除行动中丧生，这起事件引发了黎巴嫩官员和国际媒体的广泛谴责。

Women read instructions to voters ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 21, 2026.

Analysis

巴勒斯坦地方选举前夕，竞争严重不足

由于许多选举没有竞争对手，而且其他候选人也被排除在外，这次投票凸显了旨在遏制异议和优先考虑稳定的精心策划的努力。

Daoud Kuttab

由 Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

Qais al-Khazali (L), head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, stands along with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki after casting their ballots at a polling station in Baghdad on Nov. 11, 2025.

伊拉克什叶派阵营因马利基问题出现分歧，推迟总理选举，截止日期临近：你需要了解什么

除了特朗普政府公开反对的协调框架提名人、前总理努里·马利基之外，还有两位候选人成为新的候选人。

Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks at a candidates' registration office in Tehran on May 30, 2024, during the first day of registration ahead of the country's presidential election.

艾哈迈德·瓦希迪是谁？他是伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队总司令，也是反对核妥协的强硬派。

艾哈迈德·瓦希迪是伊朗革命卫队内部的一位资深人士，与伊朗安全机构和代理网络有着密切联系。在伊朗革命卫队处于危机之际，他接管了该组织，一些报道显示，他在伊朗的决策中扮演着举足轻重的角色。

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“值得吗？”叙利亚歌手莎拉因与米西·艾莉特合作表演而遭到强烈反对

President of Syria Ahmed al-Shara arrives for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City.

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

特朗普延长停火协议后，伊朗在霍尔木兹港扣押了两艘货船

Fishing and cargo ships and ferries are pictured in the Gulf off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic Republic's navy and has a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuz, on April 29, 2019.

伊朗处决了战后第14名涉嫌与摩萨德有关联的人：你需要了解什么

Mahdi Farid, who was convicted of espionage for Israel’s Mossad, was executed after his death sentence was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court, Tehran, Iran, April 22, 2026.

特朗普将与伊朗的停火期限延长至“谈判结束”

President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions before boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

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Analysis

以色列在也门的行动中斩首胡塞武装领导层

自7月份以色列情报部门开始关注胡塞武装威胁以来，平息来自也门威胁的行动变得更加精准。

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

Palestinian Authority's Foreign Affairs Minister Varsen Aghabekian attends a press conference with the Latvian Foreign Minister (unseen) on Aug. 28, 2025 in Riga, Latvia.

Interview

巴勒斯坦外长：美国签证禁令不会阻碍巴勒斯坦建国进程

9 月 4 日，巴勒斯坦外交部长瓦尔森·阿加贝吉安访问开罗期间，接受了《中东观察报》的采访，谈到了美国禁止巴勒斯坦总统马哈茂德·阿巴斯和其他官员参加联合国大会、以色列吞并约旦河西岸的威胁等问题。

Varsen Aghabekian

Varsen Aghabekian

Palestinian Foreign Minister

A member of the Iraqi security forces patrols the Iraq-Saudi Arabia border on Sept. 2, 2025.

参议院法案威胁美伊军事协调资金在军队缩编期间

如果巴格达不打击与伊朗结盟的民兵组织，一项新措施可能会大幅限制管理华盛顿对伊拉克武装部队支持流向的美国关键外交办公室的资金。

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Sept. 4, 2025.

伊朗外长与卡塔尔埃米尔举行会晤，卡塔尔与国际原子能机构就伊朗制裁举行会谈

此次访问是伊朗袭击乌代德基地的美军以来外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇首次访问卡塔尔。

This general view shows the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on Feb. 19, 2022.

苏丹和埃及外长敦促埃塞俄比亚在大型水坝启动前改变方针

埃塞俄比亚总理阿比·艾哈迈德7月宣布，埃塞俄比亚复兴大坝已经竣工，并将于9月正式落成。

A Turkish Airlines plane prepares to take off from the Miami International Airport in Miami, on June 16, 2021.

土耳其恢复飞往利比亚米苏拉塔的航班，安卡拉争取的黎波里和哈夫塔尔的支持

自 2015 年以来，伊斯坦布尔至米苏拉塔的首趟直飞航班凸显了土耳其为与的黎波里政府及其东部竞争对手保持良好关系所做的努力。

Lebanese soldiers stand guard outside an army base in the southern city of Tyre, on Aug. 28, 2025.

Analysis

黎巴嫩军队在内阁会议前对真主党裁军计划保持沉默

黎巴嫩军队正努力敲定解除真主党武装的关键计划，官员们一直在进行密切的外交活动，以避免内部冲突并推进解除武装进程。

Beatrice Farhat

由 Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Women's rights activists and relatives of victims of feminicide wait outside the Istanbul court ahead of a hearing on June 1, 2022.

土耳其总统埃尔多安承认针对女性的暴力行为“令人震惊”地增加

在经历了女性杀害案件最严重的一个月之后，土耳其总统强调该国针对女性的暴力事件激增，但却没有向人权组织提供任何保证。

A member of the security forces with Syria's new government stands over pills of Captagon during a raid in Latakia on Jan. 19, 2025.

毒品贸易繁荣之际，叙利亚在土耳其支持下缴获卡那普利

叙利亚新成立的伊斯兰政府已将取缔 Captagon 贸易作为优先事项，但该行业仍在蓬勃发展。

HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, in Riyadh, on Sept. 3, 2025.

阿联酋总统在联合国巴勒斯坦会议前会见沙特王储

自 2023 年加沙战争爆发以来，阿联酋和沙特阿拉伯加强了合作，尽管两国在地区影响力和经济领导地位方面的竞争仍然存在。

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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a party meeting at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on June 3, 2024.

以色列安全局称挫败了哈马斯无人机袭击本·格维尔的阴谋

在与以色列军方的联合行动中，辛贝特逮捕了约旦河西岸的一个牢房，而极右翼部长誓言要实施更严格的监狱政策。

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

阿联酋称以色列吞并约旦河西岸的行动触及“红线”：需要了解的信息

越来越多的迹象表明，以色列政府正寻求吞并巴勒斯坦领土，但阿联酋对该计划的批评日益激烈。