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An Emirates Boing 777-300ER is pictured in front an air traffic control tower at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, on Jan. 30, 2023.

迪拜机场再次位居全球榜首，旅客吞吐量达9520万人次。

自 2014 年以来，迪拜国际机场 (DXB) 一直是世界上最繁忙的机场，并预计到 2026 年旅客吞吐量将接近 1 亿人次。

United Arab Emirates

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (L) speaks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed during the G7 Summit hosted by Italy, in Savelletri, on June 14, 2024.

Analysis

阿尔及利亚否决与阿联酋的航空协议，其外交因素远大于经济因素。

由于海湾国家在该地区的外交政策导致紧张局势加剧，阿尔及利亚已开始取消与阿联酋的航空服务协议。

由 Jack Dutton

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

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

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Analysis

沙特支持的航空公司将测试叙利亚航空业的复苏情况

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

由 Jack Dutton

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

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。

Merz

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

Omani energy minister

Interview

阿曼将逐步淘汰“难以脱碳”的污染行业

阿曼能源和矿产部长萨利姆·奥菲向 Al-Monitor 表示，如果政府发现某个行业脱碳难度过大或成本过高，就会讨论逐步淘汰该行业。

Salim Al Aufi

Salim Al Aufi

Oman Minister of Energy and Minerals

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卡塔尔国家银行称海湾合作委员会银行的流动性比全球竞争对手更强

卡塔尔贷款机构的一位高管表示，海湾国家将不得不与世界其他国家竞争数十亿美元的股权，以资助基础设施项目，而这些项目的需求大于供应。

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埃及外汇储备因阿联酋与 IMF 协议达到创纪录的 460 亿美元

尽管埃及经济仍在努力应对通货膨胀，但阿联酋最近对拉斯埃克马沿海地区的投资增加了埃及的外汇储备。

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沙特阿拉伯第一季度跨国公司总部数量增长 477%

今年迄今为止，已有 127 家跨国公司迁入沙特阿拉伯，这是沙特吸引全球企业的计划的一部分。

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据报道，由于沙特阿拉伯转向中国，美国放缓对中东的人工智能芯片出口

华盛顿进一步限制某些国家进口人工智能系统关键部件，其中包括一些未公开的中东国家。

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报告称阿联酋是非洲黄金走私的主要目的地

Swissaid 估计，2022 年有 405 公吨黄金被走私出非洲，最终流入阿联酋，这些黄金大部分由小规模或手工采矿者开采。

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (L), South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (C), and his wife Kim Keon Hee (R) watch the Black Eagles, the aerobatic team of T-50 jets belonging to South Korea's air force, during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Office in Seoul on May 29, 2024. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

韩国与阿联酋签署贸易协议取消 90% 以上进口产品的关税

该协议是在阿联酋总统首次国事访问期间，各国部长在首都首尔举行的峰会上签署的。

United Arab Emirates

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 6: Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. The 27th annual global conference explores various topics, from the rise of generative AI to electric vehicle trends and features participants, soccer star David Beckham and actor Ashton Kutcher. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

沙特王子阿尔瓦利德·本·塔拉勒投资伊隆·马斯克价值 240 亿美元的人工智能初创公司

Kingdom Holding Company还持有埃隆·马斯克社交媒体平台X（前身为Twitter）的股份。

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arriving in Seoul on May 26, 2024 for a two-day state visit to the Republic of Korea.

阿联酋总统抵达韩国讨论国防、能源和商业关系

此次访问是阿联酋总统首次访华，旨在加强两国之间本已牢固的关系。

United Arab Emirates

Axel Baroux

Interview

官员称沙特 2030 年世博会将为法国企业提供重大机遇

11 月，沙特首都赢得了 2030 年世博会的主办权，预计该展会将吸引约 4000 万游客和数十亿美元的外来投资。

Axel Baroux

Axel Baroux

French Trade and Invest Commissioner for the UAE and Middle East

India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Saudi Arabia counterpart and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) shake hands during a session of the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023.

Analysis

尽管海湾国家与印度关系升温，但加沙战争使 IMEC 计划复杂化

印度－中东－欧洲经济走廊的进展面临地缘政治复杂性、资金以及红海和加沙地区冲突等困难。

Adam Lucente

由 Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Displaced Syrians walk through a makeshift camp for Syrian refugees only miles from the border with Syria in the Bekaa Valley on Nov. 12, 2013, in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon.

世界银行：黎巴嫩贫困率增长两倍至 44%，农村地区贫困率高达 62%

世界银行最近发布的报告显示，受经济危机和金融危机重创的黎巴嫩，贫困率增长了两倍，该国每10名流离失所的叙利亚人中就有9人生活在贫困线以下。