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This picture taken on December 11, 2019, shows an oil tanker at the port of Ras al-Khair, about 185 kilometres north of Dammam in Saudi Arabia's eastern province overlooking the Gulf. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

随着耗资1000亿美元的贾夫拉天然气发电厂投入运营，沙特阿拉伯推进其天然气开发雄心。

财政部报告称，贾富拉巨型天然气田已开始投产，日产能为 4.5 亿立方英尺。

An aerial view shows the destruction across Yarmouk camp, Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 8, 2025.

约旦在叙利亚重建中扮演着怎样的角色？

作为叙利亚的南部邻国，约旦已经将自己定位为叙利亚重建的物流中心和外交斡旋者。

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沙特公共投资基金（PIF）瞄准日本270亿美元投资组合，力图吸引亚洲投资。

沙特阿拉伯正在加强与亚洲国家的经济联系，以实现其经济转型目标。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Spots of gold-rich ore speckle a stone pictured during a press tour at the Al-Amar Gold Mine, in the Riyadh region on May 28, 2008.

Analysis

美国与海湾国家加强关键矿产资源联系，旨在削弱中国对该行业的控制。

沙特阿拉伯和阿联酋正在成为美国不可或缺的合作伙伴，帮助美国将以中国为主导的战略部门和供应链“友好转移”回国。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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沙特阿拉伯向新投资者开放诺姆平行市场：你需要了解什么

A man monitors the board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh, Dec. 12, 2019.

随着大马士革恢复过境通道，约旦与叙利亚的贸易额激增338%。

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阿联酋在G20峰会上承诺向非洲人工智能领域投资10亿美元，展现其全球人工智能雄心。

His Excellency President CyrilRamaphosa welcomes G20 Heads of State and Government to the G20 Leaders’ Summit, hosted by South Africa at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Gauteng, on Nov. 22, 2025.

United Arab Emirates

Analysis

伊拉克经济前景不明，选举后可能出现瘫痪局面

People drive past election billboards in Baghdad, Oct. 14, 2025.

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

US President Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 26, 2025.

特朗普宣布对汽车征收 25% 关税后海湾市场下跌

唐纳德·特朗普周三宣布对进口到美国的汽车和轻型卡车征收25%的关税，该措施将于4月2日生效，这进一步加剧了正在进行的贸易战，并加剧了市场动荡。

Men inspect an electric car at a showroom in Riyadh, on June 8, 2024.

随着马斯克与 PIF 之间的紧张关系缓和，特斯拉将于下个月在沙特阿拉伯上市

特斯拉表示，将于4月10日在利雅得举行发布会，展示其电动汽车和其他产品，包括太阳能解决方案和电池技术。

China's President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

埃及与中国签署 16.5 亿美元苏伊士钢铁厂协议：我们所知道的

随着开罗与北京关系日益密切，该协议由埃及苏伊士运河经济区总局和工业发展局与新峰埃及钢铁公司及其母公司新峰中国签署。

Yasser Hassan

Exclusive

亚马逊高管：‘云优先’政策让沙特阿拉伯和阿联酋在人工智能竞赛中占据优势

2024 年 3 月，AWS 宣布计划在沙特阿拉伯投资 53 亿美元，到 2026 年在该国启动云基础设施区域。

由 Jack Dutton

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

chip

阿联酋人工智能公司过去与中国的联系如何阻碍了这家美国芯片制造商的 IPO

据路透社周二报道，Cerebras Systems 的高管一直希望特朗普政府能够加快国家安全审查，该审查已导致该芯片制造商的首次公开募股陷入五个月的停滞状态。

United Arab Emirates

Iranian rials are displayed in Tehran, on July 31, 2019.

伊朗货币里亚尔兑美元汇率跌至 100 多万里亚尔：你需要了解什么

在伊朗面临严厉制裁和美国压力的情况下，这再次创下伊朗货币新低。

Protesters clash with Turkish riot police using tear gas and water cannon during a demonstration following the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul in Ankara, on March 22, 2025.

伊玛莫格鲁被捕引发土耳其股市暴跌紧急市场措施

自从伊斯坦布尔市长埃克雷姆·伊玛莫格鲁（土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安的主要竞争对手）上周因腐败指控被捕（但他否认了这一指控）以来，土耳其里拉和股市大幅下跌。

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ national security advisor and a key proponent of the state’s artificial intelligence ambitions, met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, March 18. Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

Analysis

人工智能、铝和芯片：解读阿联酋谢赫·塔努恩会见特朗普

阿联酋继续与华盛顿进行谈判，以获得美国公司生产的人工智能芯片。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Heathrow

因停电关闭希思罗机场，中东航空公司取消航班

周五，至少有 1,357 个航班计划从英国最繁忙的机场起飞或降落，中东航空公司也未能幸免。

United Arab Emirates

University student wave Turkish national flags as they gather in protest in Besiktas district in Istanbul on March 20, 2025 following Istanbul metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's detention over a corruption probe.

Analysis

伊玛莫卢因恐怖主义指控被捕，土耳其经济动荡

伊斯坦布尔市长埃克雷姆·伊玛莫格鲁因可疑的恐怖主义指控而被捕，这动摇了投资者信心，导致里拉暴跌，引发市场动荡，并引发人们对长期政治不稳定的担忧。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

SUEZ, EGYPT - NOVEMBER 3: A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on November 3, 2024 in Suez, Egypt. The shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk recently said it did not expect to resume sailing through the Suez Canal until 2025 due to the continued threat of attacks in the Red Sea. The Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen has launched regular attacks on vessels off its coast since late 2023, disrupting a vital shipping route in east-west trade. A report this summer indicated that Suez Canal traffic

红海危机致埃及每月损失 8 亿美元，马士基上调运费

也门胡塞叛军再次对红海船只发动袭击，美国正在加大针对伊朗支持组织的军事行动。

AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

Ben & Jerry's 称其首席执行官因激进主义被联合利华罢免：你需要知道什么

在持续的法律纠纷中，这家冰淇淋制造商和其母公司联合利华就 Ben & Jerry 的社会活动、特别是在加沙战争期间对巴勒斯坦人的救助展开了激烈争论。