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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)

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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.

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

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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。

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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。

In this handout image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, a Royal Air Force Typhoon FRG4s is being prepared to conduct further strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen at RAF Akrotiri on Feb. 3, 2024 in Akrotiri, Cyprus.

美国袭击也门胡塞武装、中国刺激措施推动油价飙升

周一上午，布伦特原油价格较周日收盘价上涨 1.3%，至每桶 71.53 美元。

KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

特朗普连任后，阿联酋总统谢赫·塔尼翁首次访问美国：你需要知道些什么

据报道，阿联酋颇具影响力的国家安全顾问将会见白宫官员和包括埃隆·马斯克和杰夫·贝佐斯在内的商界领袖，他还担任该国一些最重要基金和公司的董事长。

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Analysis

美国股市暴跌给海湾投资者带来困境，同时暴露出 PIF 和穆巴达拉的风险

随着美国股市下跌，中东投资者可能面临巨额损失，并且对其在美国的长期投资产生怀疑。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Participants arrive to attend the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on Oct. 29, 2024.

阿联酋、埃及、沙特阿拉伯金融初创企业领跑《福布斯》中东金融科技 50 强

2024 年，中东和北非地区约有 119 家金融科技初创公司筹集了 7 亿美元，占去年中东和北非地区初创公司融资总额的 30%。

Aerial view of shipyard dry dock maintenance and repair cargo ship transport and oil ships in Istanbul.

土耳其希望向叙利亚、乌克兰出口天然气，能源部长称：我们知道什么

2020 年，土耳其在黑海土耳其水域发现了一个巨大的天然气田，这将有助于其满足国内需求并出口能源。

An oil refinery in the northern town of Ras Lanuf is seen in this photo, Libya, June 3, 2020.

利比亚目前政治稳定，对外国石油公司“有吸引力”：NOC董事长

自 2011 年长期独裁者穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲被赶下台以来，利比亚东部和西部两个交战派系之间的政治动荡导致该国石油行业一直不稳定。