叙利亚权衡加入沙特互防协议，也门战争持续升级叙利亚外长周六表示，叙利亚正考虑加入由沙特阿拉伯主导的区域防御联盟，这引发了大马士革可能卷入沙特与伊朗支持的也门胡塞武装日益扩大的冲突的前景。
Syria Weighs Joining Saudi Mutual Defense Pact as Yemen War Rages A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis. Syria is considering joining a regional defense alliance with Saudi Arabia, its foreign minister said on Saturday, raising the prospect that Damascus could become involved in the kingdom’s widening conflict with the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen.
叙利亚外长阿萨德·沙伊巴尼在巴林举行的“麦纳麦对话”安全会议上表示，“目前正在进行讨论，以评估叙利亚加入‘麦加联盟’的事宜”，指的是沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦于8月签署的一项互防协议。
Asaad al-Shaibani, the Syrian foreign minister, told the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain that “discussions are currently underway to evaluate Syria’s entry into the Mecca alliance,” referring to a mutual-defense pact signed in August by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan.
根据这项被称为“麦加联合防御协议”的协定条款，对三个成员国中任何一个的武装攻击将被视为对所有成员国的攻击，这与北约的集体防御原则相仿。本月，这些国家同意为向沙特阿拉伯快速部署军事力量做准备，因为胡塞武装加强了对该王国的攻击。
Under the terms of the pact, known as the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, an armed attack on any of its three members would be considered an attack on all, mirroring NATO’s collective-defense principle. The countries agreed this month to prepare for the rapid deployment of military forces to Saudi Arabia as the Houthis have intensified their attacks on the kingdom.
沙伊巴尼先生表示，叙利亚将海湾阿拉伯国家的防御视为其自身安全的关键。“叙利亚将站在所有海湾国家一边，”他说，并补充称，这些国家面临着来自“跨越国界的民兵”的挑战。不过，这种潜在支持是否会延伸至派遣叙利亚军队前往也门，目前尚不清楚。
Mr. al-Shaibani said that Syria regarded the defense of Gulf Arab countries as essential to its own security. “Syria will stand beside all of the Gulf countries,” he said, adding that they faced challenges from “militias that cross borders.”It was unclear, however, whether that potential support would extend to sending Syrian troops to Yemen.
自近两年前掌权以来，叙利亚总统艾哈迈德·沙拉一直寻求避免卷入地区冲突，因为他的政府在经历了近14年的内战后，一直在努力重建国家。本月早些时候，叙利亚当局否认了有关沙特阿拉伯要求部署叙利亚军队的报道，称大马士革专注于重建工作。
Since sweeping to power almost two years ago, President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria has sought to stay out of regional conflicts, as his government has struggled to rebuild the country after nearly 14 years of civil war. The Syrian authorities denied reports this month that Saudi Arabia had requested that Syrian troops be deployed, saying Damascus was focused on reconstruction.
分析人士表示，但叙利亚与沙特阿拉伯日益紧密的关系可能会使这一立场变得复杂。自叙利亚长期独裁者巴沙尔·阿萨德被沙拉先生领导的反政府武装推翻以来，沙特阿拉伯已成为叙利亚主要的外交和经济支持者。统治叙利亚五十多年的阿萨德家族曾与伊朗——沙特阿拉伯的地区对手——结成紧密同盟。
But Syria’s growing ties with Saudi Arabia could complicate that position, analysts say. Saudi Arabia has become a major diplomatic and economic supporter of Syria since the country’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, was overthrown by rebels led by Mr. al-Sharaa. The Assad family, which ruled Syria with an iron fist for more than five decades, had been closely allied with Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival.
据叙利亚总统办公室的一份声明称，本月，沙拉先生在利雅得会见了沙特阿拉伯的实际领导人穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼王储，双方讨论了投资和地区安全问题。
This month, Mr. al-Sharaa met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, in Riyadh, where they discussed investment and regional security, according to a statement from the Syrian president’s office.
随着也门战事和针对沙特阿拉伯的袭击在相对平静数年后升级，叙利亚提出了加入该防御条约的可能性。
Syria has raised the possibility of joining the defense pact as fighting in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia have intensified after years of relative calm.
2014年，胡塞武装夺取也门首都萨那后，沙特阿拉伯于次年发动了一场灾难性的轰炸行动，以支持也门国际公认的政府。在联斡旋的停火协议达成后，战斗在2022年基本平息，但今年在更广泛的美以与伊朗战争背景下再度升级。
After the Houthis seized the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in 2014, Saudi Arabia began a disastrous bombing campaign the following year in support of the country’s internationally recognized government. The fighting largely subsided after a United Nations-brokered truce in 2022, but it has escalated this year amid the broader U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
世界卫生组织称，自8月以来，重燃的战火已在也门造成至少1677人死亡、7300多人受伤。联合国表示，近30万也门人流离失所，加剧了这个世界上最贫穷国家之一毁灭性的人道主义危机。
The renewed fighting has killed at least 1,677 people and wounded more than 7,300 in Yemen since August, according to the World Health Organization. Nearly 300,000 Yemenis have been displaced, the United Nations has said, deepening a devastating humanitarian crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries.
据沙特领导的军事联盟称，在沙特阿拉伯，胡塞武装对机场和关键基础设施的导弹和无人机袭击已造成至少19人死亡、数百人受伤。不断升级的袭击严重扰乱了航空旅行，日益威胁到该王国成为全球旅游和商业中心的雄心。
In Saudi Arabia, Houthi missile and drone attacks on airports and vital infrastructure have killed at least 19 people and wounded hundreds more, according to the Saudi-led military coalition. The escalating attacks, which have severely disrupted air travel, have increasingly threatened the kingdom’s ambitions to become a global tourism and business hub.
随着袭击升级，并非“麦加协议”缔约方的埃及本周批准向沙特阿拉伯提供军事援助，这是地区各方对冲突反应日益强烈的又一迹象。
As the attacks have intensified, Egypt — which is not part of the Mecca pact — this week authorized military aid to Saudi Arabia, another sign of the growing regional response to the conflict.
周六，沙特领导的联盟称，它在沙特领空拦截了三架无人机，其中一架在首都利雅得附近。在也门，胡塞武装当局称，沙特对塔伊兹省一家杂货店实施空袭，造成六人受伤，其中包括三名儿童。
On Saturday, the Saudi-backed coalition said it intercepted three drones over the kingdom, including one near the capital, Riyadh. In Yemen, six people, including three children, were wounded in what the Houthi authorities said was a Saudi airstrike on a grocery store in Taiz Province.
塔伊兹是也门最大的城市之一，近几周已成为主要战场。胡塞武装切断了通往这座战略要地的公路，导致当地居民面临食物、水和燃料供应日益枯竭的困境。
Taiz, one of Yemen’s largest cities, has become a major battleground in recent weeks. The Houthis have cut road access to the strategically located city, leaving its residents with dwindling supplies of food, water and fuel.
塔伊兹位于胡塞武装控制的北部领土、政府控制的南部以及红海沿岸的交汇处。控制该城将有助于胡塞武装加大对政府军的压力，并巩固其对红海沿岸地区的控制。
Taiz is at a crossroads between Houthi-held territory in the north of the country and the government-controlled south and the Red Sea coast. Taking control would help the Houthis increase pressure on government forces and cement control of coastal areas on the Red Sea.
在另一事态发展中，胡塞武装因两年前逮捕多名联合国人员和援助工作者而再次受到关注。周六，联合国宣布，其人权办公室的也门籍雇员穆罕默德·沙米自2024年6月被拘留以来，已在羁押中死亡。
In another development, the Houthis have come under renewed scrutiny for arresting a number of U.N. personnel and aid workers two years ago. On Saturday, the United Nations said that Mohammad el Shami, a Yemeni employee of its human rights office who had been detained since June 2024, had died in custody.
联合国人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克呼吁对其死因进行独立调查。尤安·沃德是《纽约时报》驻黎巴嫩和叙利亚记者，常驻贝鲁特。
Volker Türk, the U.N. human rights chief, called for an independent investigation into his death. Euan Ward is a Times reporter covering Lebanon and Syria. He is based in Beirut.
维维安·内雷姆是《纽约时报》负责阿拉伯半岛国家报道的首席记者，常驻沙特阿拉伯利雅得。
Vivian Nereim is the lead reporter for The Times covering the countries of the Arabian Peninsula. She is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.