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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.

Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images

特朗普关税导致油价下跌，OPEC+ 成员国提高产量

美国总统一直呼吁沙特阿拉伯和其他主要石油生产国提高产量并降低油价。

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump announced additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

特朗普最新关税对中东有何影响

海湾国家相对免受影响，美国仅征收 10% 的关税，而其他中东国家则面临更严厉的贸易制裁。

The PwC Tower, or Libeskind Tower, Milan, March 12, 2021.

Analysis

海湾国家能否减少对西方咨询公司的昂贵依赖？

普华永道被禁止在沙特阿拉伯开展业务一年，凸显了海湾国家对西方公司的依赖以及发展本地咨询业务和人才的必要性。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

A couple hold their son's hands as they herd sheep near the village of Amellagou where Morocco's last nomads reside, on Sept. 2, 2022.

干旱、蝗虫毁坏农田导致摩洛哥经济增长放缓

这个北非国家正遭受第六年的干旱，这是摩洛哥现代史上最长的干旱。

A protestor waves a Turkish flag in front of riot police during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor in Istanbul, March 24, 2025.

Analysis

土耳其动荡考验海湾投资者打击行动加剧市场不安

与沙特阿拉伯和阿联酋关系的改善曾让安卡拉对交易热潮抱有希望，但伊斯坦布尔市长的被捕可能会危及这一希望。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Jared Kushner, founder and CEO of Affinity Partners, and Steve Witkoff, US Middle East envoy, during a panel discussion at the FII Priority summit, Miami Beach, Feb. 20, 2025.

阿联酋和卡塔尔的投资使贾里德·库什纳的公司资产增至 48 亿美元

阿布扎比资产管理公司 Lunate 和主权财富基金卡塔尔投资局的承诺使 Affinity 的资产在一年内增加了 15 亿美元。

United Arab Emirates

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

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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。