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03/04/2021 Asalouyeh, Iran. A view of refinery No. 2 (Phases 2, 3) of the? South Pars Gas-Condensate field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of the Persian? Gulf in Iran.The South Pars Gas-Condensate field, the world's largest natural gas field, is shared with Qatar (North Dome) (Photo by Saeid Arabzadeh / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEID ARABZADEH/Middle East Images /AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

新的核协议并非解决伊朗未开发天然气储量的灵丹妙药

伊朗天然气储量估计达 32 万亿立方米，但由于国际制裁的重压，一直未能开发利用。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Iranians ride their motorbike past a huge banner of former Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani ahead of the sixth anniversary of his assassination, in Tehran, Dec. 31, 2025.

Analysis

即使伊朗经济每况愈下，为何伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队的影子帝国仍能延续下去？

专家表示，凭借秘密行动的能力，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队在伊朗最重要的领域拥有巨大的权力，这使得该组织免受当前经济动荡的影响。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

This picture shows a Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft and the control tower at Damascus international airport as the new Syrian authorities prepare to reopen it, on December 16, 2024. Damascus's airspace reopened on December 12, the airport director told AFP, after a closure since December 8, when president Bashar al-Assad's government fell. Syrian Airlines aircraft maintenance director said takeoffs and landing would be decided by the transport ministry, adding that the carrier hoped to "expan

Analysis

沙特支持的航空公司将测试叙利亚航空业的复苏情况

这家新航空公司注定会面临租赁、融资和市场方面的障碍。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Merz

德国寻求美国和中国以外的能源替代方案，梅尔茨积极拉拢海湾国家。

由于跨大西洋防务承诺、华盛顿对格陵兰岛的追求以及关税问题，柏林与美国的关系日益紧张，柏林正寻求利用与海湾能源巨头的关系来巩固自身地位。

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叙利亚将与美国雪佛龙公司和卡塔尔联合碳化物公司合作开发首个海上油气田。

Platform Edith, the largest of Chevron's USA's offshore production platforms, is seen off the southern California coast, on Oct. 6, 2021.

伊朗在霍尔木兹附近发出的警告与红海航运复苏发生冲突

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

科威特将向外国公司开放近海油气田：你需要了解什么

YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images

美印贸易协议将如何影响中东能源和贸易路线

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 13, 2025.

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Analysis

特朗普关税和金砖国家威胁不太可能削弱中东贸易战优势

美国决定将关税处罚推迟至 8 月 1 日，这不会对中东产生重大影响，但未来几周仍可能对该地区产生重要的连锁反应。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (R) meets with China's Premier Li Qiang at his office in Cairo on July 10, 2025.

埃及总理访华签署人民币及支付协议，寄望北京助力

这些交易是在本周由中国总理率领的中国高级代表团访问开罗期间宣布的。

US President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington.

从伊拉克到阿尔及利亚，特朗普即将征收的关税可能针对五个中东和北非国家

美国政府表示，美国与伊拉克、阿尔及利亚、利比亚和突尼斯存在贸易逆差，这促使总统向这些国家发出信函，警告将征收新的关税。

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev at Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi.

阿联酋与阿塞拜疆签署贸易协议，双方官员在阿布扎比举行亚美尼亚和平谈判

阿联酋对外贸易部长塔尼·本·艾哈迈德·泽尤迪表示，预计到 2031 年，该交易将为阿联酋的国内生产总值贡献约 6.8 亿美元。

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阿联酋绿色能源巨头马斯达尔投资60亿美元英国风电场：值得了解的事情

由 24 家国际银行组成的财团为英国能源项目筹集了 48 亿美元的融资。

United Arab Emirates

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阿曼与中国Templewater共同发起2亿美元清洁能源基金

中国本身就是一个主要的清洁能源参与者，已经在阿曼的清洁能源领域进行了多项投资，特别是在太阳能和风能领域。

Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly (L) welcomes China's Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport in Egypt's capital, on July 9, 2025.

中国总理首次访问埃及，两国关系发展：我们所知道的

近年来，埃及和中国在贸易、国防、技术和经济等各个领域的关系显著加深。

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto pose for a family photo.

特朗普威胁加征关税后，埃及敦促金砖国家深化金融联系

埃及总理穆斯塔法·马德布利表示，由于全球多边主义衰落、全球危机四伏，发展中国家集团成员国应加强金融和经济联系。

Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, adorns the Dubai skyline as people sunbathe on Jumerah beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 30, 2025.

阿联酋位居全球第二大数字游民目的地：你需要了解的信息

这个海湾国家因其互联网质量、公共安全、低税环境、完善的医疗保健体系和整体基础设施而获得高度评价。

United Arab Emirates

Hisham Ezz Al Arab CIB CEO

Interview

红海袭击如何帮助埃及经济应对未来冲击

埃及第三大银行的首席执行官向 Al-Monitor 讲述了他为何对该国的经济复苏充满希望。

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab

CEO, Commercial International Bank

This photo shows Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, administrated by Qatar Petroleum, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the capital, Doha, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2017.

Analysis

在区域能源转移和战争风险的背景下，海湾地区押注液化天然气繁荣

海湾石油大国正在成为主要的液化天然气参与者，利用不断增长的消费需求来证明全球战略性天然气投资的合理性，并扩大其国内的液化天然气生产。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

An Emirates Boing 777 lands while an Iran Air plane is taxiing, Dubai's International Airport, Sept. 14, 2017.

以色列战争后，伊朗重新开放领空，允许国内和国际航班

当局周三开放了除伊斯法罕和大不里士机场以外的所有机场。