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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.

Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on day three of the trial between Waymo and Uber Technologies on February 7, 2018 in San Francisco, California.

沙特阿拉伯授予 Uber 联合创始人兼红海全球首席执行官公民身份

Uber 联合创始人特拉维斯·卡兰尼克 (Travis Kalanick) 和红海全球首席执行官约翰·帕加诺 (John Pagano) 已获得沙特公民身份。

TATYANA MAKEYEVA/AFP via Getty Images

俄罗斯与伊朗深化核合作，重点发展小型反应堆

随着欧洲国家启动对伊朗伊斯兰共和国的快速制裁，俄罗斯已开始帮助伊朗实施核计划。

Drones are displayed on the back of a vehicle during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on Sept. 21, 2023.

美国因伊朗无人机网络制裁中国、土耳其和阿联酋企业

这些实体被指控协助购买伊朗支持的组织（如也门胡塞叛军和加沙哈马斯）使用的武装无人机中的美国电子元件。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih with Moroccan Industry Minister Riad Mezzour

沙特投资大臣访问摩洛哥和塞内加尔，推动非洲贸易

沙特阿拉伯承诺未来十年向撒哈拉以南非洲地区投资超过 410 亿美元。

Ziad El Chaar, Dar Global's chief executive officer. — Dar Global

Interview

Dar Global 暗示特朗普将参与沙特阿拉伯的大型房地产项目

这家总部位于迪拜的房地产公司与特朗普集团合作在海湾地区开发豪华房地产。

Ziad El Chaar

Chief Executive Officer, Dar Global

A picture taken from a station of Dubai's Palm Monorail, shows traffic on a road in Palm Jumeirah on August 28, 2025.

石油和旅游业复苏，世界银行上调中东2025年经济展望

该行预计今年该地区的国内生产总值增长率平均为 2.8%，高于 4 月份预测的 2.6%。

Bellieud

Interview

Al-Futtaim 计划于 2026 年在阿联酋推出“游戏规则改变者”超快速电动汽车充电系统

该技术仅在中国部署，可在五分钟内为汽车充电，行驶 400 公里，大致相当于加满一箱汽油的时间。

Lucas Bellieud

Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Managing Director

PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images

黑石集团与阿布扎比 Lunate 共同设立 50 亿美元海湾合作委员会物流投资平台

新平台将利用海湾地区不断增长的物流业。

United Arab Emirates

The sun sets behind overhead power lines as the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity requested citizens to ration their electricity usage at peak times due to outages caused by the increased pressure on power stations amid soaring temperatures and heightened energy demand, Kuwait City, Kuwait, June 19, 2024.

科威特寻求可再生能源发展，14吉瓦电力扩张计划初具规模

科威特在海湾地区的能源转型中一直处于落后地位，其太阳能和风能装机容量不足 100 兆瓦。为了缓解电力短缺，科威特正在推进扩大可再生能源的计划。

wind farm

Analysis

埃及应对能源危机，可再生能源发电量增长34%

在清洁能源规模缓慢增长之后，随着新项目的上线，埃及的可再生能源发展可能在 2025 年获得推动力，这对于一个自 2023 年以来一直面临电力短缺的国家来说是一个可喜的发展。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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PayPal与阿联酋DP World签署谅解备忘录，加速数字支付

根据该协议，国际交易预计将在几分钟内完成，而不是需要一周的时间。

United Arab Emirates

阿联酋财富基金阿布扎比投资局斥资180亿美元收购哈根达斯所有者弗罗内里

阿联酋主权财富基金已成为 Froneri 的联合投资者，该交易对这家全球冰淇淋公司的估值约为 180 亿美元。

United Arab Emirates