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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.

US President Donald Trump meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Nov. 18, 2025.

穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼在与特朗普的会晤中承诺沙特将投资1万亿美元

王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼表示，此举符合沙特阿拉伯的投资战略，特别是其提升计算能力和发展人工智能产业的愿望。

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Dar Global首席执行官表示，沙特阿拉伯的外国所有权房地产法不会导致市场过热。

沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼已将利雅得的租金冻结五年，以遏制飙升的房价。

Ziad El Chaar

CEO of Dar Global

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空客公司称，中东商用飞机机队规模将在20年内翻一番。

这家欧洲飞机制造商预测，未来 20 年，中东将成为世界上航空业增长最快的地区之一，将交付 4,080 架新的客机。

United Arab Emirates

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Analysis

摩洛哥在联合国支持下提出的西撒哈拉计划给投资者带来了一定的信心。

上周，联合国安理会投票赞成一项决议，支持拉巴特提出的西撒哈拉方案，称在摩洛哥主权下实现自治是解决这片争议领土长达 50 年争端的“最可行的解决方案”。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Seyed Mohammad Atabak departed Tehran for Tashkent.

伊朗和乌兹别克斯坦计划在贸易和矿业领域进行50亿美元的投资：你需要了解哪些信息

伊朗工业、矿业和贸易部长赛义德·穆罕默德·阿塔巴克本周在塔什干与乌兹别克斯坦同行达成协议。

An Israeli El Al Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft bound for Los Angeles takes off from Israel's central Ben Gurion Airport on June 25, 2025.

以色列航空第三季度盈利创下2.03亿美元的历史新高，外国航空公司陆续复航。

随着加沙战争停火协议的达成，许多国际航空公司已经恢复了飞往以色列的航班。

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埃及外汇储备首次突破500亿美元大关：你需要了解什么

外汇储备的增强表明，埃及已基本摆脱了数十年来最严重的经济危机。

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa look on during a bilateral meeting within the framework of the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2025.

叙利亚出席巴西气候大会（COP30），而大多数中东领导人缺席会谈。

在阿联酋和埃及连续举办气候大会两年后，全球逆风威胁着气候行动，而此次在贝伦举行的气候大会却因一些重要人物的缺席而被迫召开。

United Arab Emirates

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - JULY 16: Members of Syria's civil defense work amid the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on Syria's defence ministry headquarters on July 16, 2025 in Damascus, Syria. A spokesperson from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes have targeted the headquarters of Syria's defence ministry and a site near the presidential palace in Damascus. The strikes come amid an escalation in conflict between Syrian government forces and Druze militia in the southern Sy

Analysis

华盛顿的沙拉：美国的魅力攻势能否促进叙利亚的重建？

此次访问表明对叙利亚新政府的强烈支持，因为沙拉总统正在寻求取得突破，以结束经济孤立并加快重建，而美国的制裁仍在继续阻碍投资。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

This picture taken on July 10, 2022, shows a view of the thermal natural gas and fuel oil power plant serving Syria's northern city of Aleppo.

在电价飙升之际，叙利亚推进卡塔尔支持的价值70亿美元的电力项目

据叙利亚官方阿拉伯通讯社报道，这些电厂将采用天然气和太阳能相结合的方式发电。

People sit listening as the Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanne speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, on Nov. 3, 2025.

埃及积极争取投资者，并在阿布扎比国际石油展览会（ADIPEC）峰会上签署新的天然气协议。

卡里姆·巴达维部长会见了包括阿布扎比主权财富基金穆巴达拉、阿联酋国家能源控股公司TAQA、美国哈里伯顿集团和英国石油公司在内的多家公司的管理人员。

Former Director General of Lafarge Bruno Lafont (C) and French lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive on the opening day of the trial.

法国水泥巨头拉法基因涉嫌“资助叙利亚恐怖主义”受审：你需要了解哪些信息

这家法国公司被指控通过其子公司拉法基水泥叙利亚公司向圣战组织和中间人输送数百万美元，以维持其在叙利亚北部的水泥厂的运营。