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Emiratis wave national flags as citizens celebrate their country's 40 years of independence on National Day, in Abu Dhabi, on Dec. 2, 2011.

Analysis

在全球新的不确定性中，海湾国家的公民身份产业有望增长

灵活的签证计划已在中东地区兴起，这是由于富裕的海湾国家为实现经济多元化战略而竞相吸引外国投资者和技术专业人员。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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阿联酋能源巨头获准以 160 亿美元收购德国科思创

去年 10 月，阿布扎比国家石油公司同意以 147 亿欧元（当时约合 163 亿美元）收购科思创，其中包括其债务，这是该公司有史以来规模最大的收购案。

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bank

伊朗电力短缺迫使学校关闭，引发公众愤怒：我们所知道的情况

伊朗周三因电力短缺而经历第四天停电，引发民众愤怒，与此同时，伊朗货币也出现历史性下跌。

This picture shows a construction site for Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) in Riyadh on April 16, 2023.

2024 年中东地区并购活动将达到 360 亿美元，阿联酋和沙特阿拉伯位居首位

贝恩公司报告称，今年前 10 个月，该地区的并购交易额达到 360 亿美元，同比增长 88%。

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IMD：阿联酋被评为 2024 年中东地区经济竞争力最强的国家

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Analysis

特朗普回归将如何影响美中东中战略三角？

BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9: Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcoming ceremony November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. Trump is on a 10-day trip to Asia. (Photo by Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images)

Dale Aluf

In Amsterdam, reporting on China in the Middle East

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重建叙利亚遭受重创的经济面临艰巨的战斗

An aerial picture shows a view the destruction at the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees and its cemetery, in the south of Damascus on December 14, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

特朗普加密货币合作伙伴 Tron 涉嫌被哈马斯和真主党利用：我们所知道的

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a keynote speech on the third day of the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, July 27, 2024.

Syrian pounds are pictured at a currency exchange shop in the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on June 15, 2020.

叙利亚临时总理警告外汇短缺可能阻碍难民返回

近14年的内战、国际制裁和482万叙利亚人外逃导致叙利亚经济陷入瘫痪，叙利亚镑大幅贬值。

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阿联酋将建造全球最大的生物塑料生产工厂

全球最大的生物塑料工厂即将成为阿布扎比自由贸易区的行业参与者。

United Arab Emirates

Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after addressing members of the media following the verdict in his hush-money trial at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City. A New York jury found Trump guilty Thursday of all 34 charges of covering up a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her story of their alleged affair from being published during the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of crimes.

特朗普集团和 Dar Global 将在沙特首都利雅得建造豪华住宅

两家公司本周还将在吉达推出特朗普大厦，这是 Dar Global 和特朗普集团合作的第三个项目。

The US Treasury Department building in Washington, DC, Jan. 19, 2023.

Analysis

德国公司被罚款 1450 万美元，但并未因其违反伊朗制裁而受到威慑

美国财政部外国资产控制办公室对工业设备采购公司 Aiotec GmbH 处以罚款。

由 Jack Dutton

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

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Analysis

日益激烈的军备竞赛考验摩洛哥的军事技术优势和与以色列的关系

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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空中客车成为最新一家在沙特阿拉伯设立地区总部的跨国公司

这家欧洲飞机制造商的目标是在快速增长的海湾市场培养本地人才和技术专长。

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挪威主权基金因与约旦河西岸的联系撤资以色列 Bezeq 公司

挪威主权财富基金表示，已出售其在以色列最大电信公司 Bezeq 的全部股份，因为该公司为被占领的约旦河西岸的以色列定居点提供服务。

Cars drive along a street in front of high-rise buildings in Dubai, on Feb. 18, 2023.

莱坊称明年迪拜房地产市场价格将进一步上涨

迪拜房地产市场在过去五年中一直蓬勃发展，预计未来还将进一步飙升。

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法国马克龙关注防务交易，寻求黎巴嫩对沙特国事访问的支持

法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙将于周二与沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼举行一对一晚宴。

Heineken

喜力啤酒拟在海湾地区建设首个大型啤酒厂

喜力在一份声明中表示，这家位于迪拜的啤酒厂将于 2025 年底开始建设，并已获得所有必要的许可。

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Sultan Al Jaber

ADNOC 成立 800 亿美元低碳能源公司 XRG：我们所知道的

XRG 将独立于 ADNOC 运营，预计未来十年其资产价值将翻一番。

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A teller counts US dollar bills at an exchange office, Ankara, Turkey, July 20, 2023.

土耳其启动对假美元的调查，货币兑换处暂停交易

土耳其银行协会表示，正在对点钞机、假币检测设备以及自动取款机进行更新，以防止假币流通。