<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/israeli-attacks-on-lebanon-nearly-derailed-usiran-talks-pakistan-fm-tells-al-arabiya</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T21:16:48+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/3768acae-d083-4f08-9cd5-5cf6f455310a/3768acae-d083-4f08-9cd5-5cf6f455310a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israeli attacks on Lebanon nearly derailed US-Iran talks, Pakistan FM tells Al Arabiya</image:title><image:caption>Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks with Al Arabiya. (Al Arabiya)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/rubio-to-travel-to-gulf-amid-iran-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T20:23:33+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/23/7e8d05b6-78b9-4c69-9ac2-09046e882b55/7e8d05b6-78b9-4c69-9ac2-09046e882b55.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Rubio to travel to Gulf amid Iran talks</image:title><image:caption>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/iran-did-not-negotiate-nuclear-matters-or-add-to-commitments-in-swiss-talks-ministry-says</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T20:10:34+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/07/14/6595eea2-d3c7-4f4a-849a-7dc7624f00f6/6595eea2-d3c7-4f4a-849a-7dc7624f00f6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran did not negotiate nuclear matters or add to commitments in Swiss talks, ministry says</image:title><image:caption>Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. (File Photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/us-says-suspending-sanctions-on-iranian-oil-until-august-21</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T19:47:32+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/754057c7-9396-4b4e-b20b-f416a4fa20f6/754057c7-9396-4b4e-b20b-f416a4fa20f6.JPG</image:loc><image:title>US says suspending sanctions on Iranian oil until August 21</image:title><image:caption>US and Iranian flags and 3D printed oil barrels. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/06/22/usiran-talks-show-promise-but-the-hardest-part-lies-ahead</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T18:22:29+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/f46b35bc-b92a-42e9-9edd-2c52086c4d87/f46b35bc-b92a-42e9-9edd-2c52086c4d87.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US-Iran talks show promise, but the hardest part lies ahead</image:title><image:caption>A photo shows a general view of the room ahead of a quadrilateral meeting between the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/06/22/the-fragile-60day-agreement-at-a-crossroads-for-usiran-relations</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T17:34:38+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/54caab6e-c352-4652-9377-cd5519d1d151/54caab6e-c352-4652-9377-cd5519d1d151.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The fragile 60-day agreement at a crossroads for US-Iran relations</image:title><image:caption>Delegation staff members meet in the lobby on the day of a quadrilateral meeting between the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/06/22/vance-and-ghalibaf-s-shared-blind-spot-on-lebanon</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T17:00:35+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/07389013-10f8-4ed8-b3ef-72947ddae05d/07389013-10f8-4ed8-b3ef-72947ddae05d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vance and Ghalibaf’s shared blind spot on Lebanon</image:title><image:caption>US Vice President JD Vance looks on prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/oil-tanker-traffic-picks-up-through-hormuz-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T16:54:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/c8b8b972-fe58-400a-828a-8c52c4c9b22a/c8b8b972-fe58-400a-828a-8c52c4c9b22a.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Oil tanker traffic picks up through Hormuz </image:title><image:caption>Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 22, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/22/three-takeaways-as-saudi-arabia-overpowered-by-spain-in-world-cup</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T16:27:07+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/8c082b57-c51f-4a05-91bc-602735b442f9/8c082b57-c51f-4a05-91bc-602735b442f9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Three takeaways as Saudi Arabia overpowered by Spain in World Cup</image:title><image:caption>Saudi Arabia's defender #12 Saud Abdulhamid (R) fights for the ball with Spain's midfielder #15 Alex Baena during the 2026 World Cup Group H football match between Spain and Saudi Arabia at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on June 21, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/iran-president-to-visit-pakistan-on-tuesday-state-media</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T17:01:10+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/08/a5d86648-2fcd-4a5d-ad5a-c826ad28fb06/a5d86648-2fcd-4a5d-ad5a-c826ad28fb06.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran president to visit Pakistan on Tuesday: State media</image:title><image:caption>In this handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian looks on during a meeting with Pakistan’s army chief in Tehran on May 23, 2026. (File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/iran-has-agreed-to-invite-iaea-inspectors-back-into-country-vance</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T17:21:14+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/0b33e03f-ab3d-4751-b58f-05d80f791dea/0b33e03f-ab3d-4751-b58f-05d80f791dea.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran agrees to invite IAEA inspectors back; unfrozen funds won’t fund terrorism: Vance</image:title><image:caption>US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit, at Emmen Military Air Base, Emmen, Switzerland, June 22, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/22/eu-reassesses-whether-to-hold-july-uk-summit-after-starmer-resignation-announcement</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T15:54:18+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/07/28/6d6820fb-b015-42bb-8c33-ae11404420ff/6d6820fb-b015-42bb-8c33-ae11404420ff.JPG</image:loc><image:title>EU reassesses whether to hold July UK summit after Starmer resignation announcement</image:title><image:caption>European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 20, 2016. (Reuters: File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/22/russian-strikes-kill-five-including-egyptian-man-kyiv</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T15:33:33+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/0600983b-3eb8-4847-98a0-f5ee0acce1a0/0600983b-3eb8-4847-98a0-f5ee0acce1a0.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Russian strikes kill five, including Egyptian man: Kyiv</image:title><image:caption>This handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on May 20, 2026, shows rescuers extinguishing a fire at the site of an air attack in Konotop, Sumy region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (File Photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/22/ukraine-s-military-strikes-russian-satellite-communications-site-in-moscow-region</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T15:32:16+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/051ebbae-7192-400f-bae2-fe9138114e54/051ebbae-7192-400f-bae2-fe9138114e54.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moscow shoots down more than 80 drones; Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine</image:title><image:caption>Men interact in a residential locality blanketed in black smoke in Moscow on June 18, 2026. (File Photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/iran-us-to-start-technical-talks-in-switzerland-on-implementing-memorandum-says-isna</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T13:32:54+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/05/20/d5d28964-ce16-4cd4-ae77-6bacd23b6c42/d5d28964-ce16-4cd4-ae77-6bacd23b6c42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran, US to start technical talks in Switzerland on implementing memorandum: Report</image:title><image:caption>Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/iran-says-held-brief-discussion-with-us-on-nuclear-issue</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T13:57:44+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/11/e5e91ec0-d91c-413c-8725-cc0d678f0b04/e5e91ec0-d91c-413c-8725-cc0d678f0b04.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran says held ‘brief discussion’ with US on nuclear issue</image:title><image:caption>Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-announces-resignation</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T16:02:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/9fab0d3e-9a8d-41d1-8f58-deb32d2507d2/9fab0d3e-9a8d-41d1-8f58-deb32d2507d2.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Starmer resigns as UK PM, Burnham favorite to take over</image:title><image:caption>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his resignation, following Andy Burnham's decisive victory last week in the Makerfield by-election, outside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, June 22, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/after-iranus-talks-swiss-eye-immediate-resumption-of-technical-discussions</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T12:33:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/a4da7370-a0bd-46e4-8f92-3ec868bc19d9/a4da7370-a0bd-46e4-8f92-3ec868bc19d9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>After Iran-US talks, Swiss eye ‘immediate resumption’ of technical discussions</image:title><image:caption>Flags of Switzerland, United States, Qatar, Pakistan and local Swiss canton of Nidwalden are photographed at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, ahead of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/iran-delegation-leaves-for-tehran-after-18-hours-of-talks-state-media</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T12:21:12+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/3f4e7554-a138-478f-afa2-181511059e34/3f4e7554-a138-478f-afa2-181511059e34.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran delegation leaves for Tehran after 18 hours of talks: State media</image:title><image:caption>Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 20, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/syria-s-foreign-ministry-appoints-jihad-makdissi-as-us-adviser</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T13:15:29+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/cc67b784-a48e-481e-ba1c-0304633d9710/cc67b784-a48e-481e-ba1c-0304633d9710.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Syria’s foreign ministry appoints Jihad Makdissi as US adviser</image:title><image:caption>Then-Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi speaks during a press conference in Damascus on July 15, 2012. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/lebanese-president-discusses-maintaining-ceasefire-with-us-vice-president-vance</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T15:26:12+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/17/a569d9d6-8311-4dbd-b525-d2efed478514/a569d9d6-8311-4dbd-b525-d2efed478514.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Lebanese president discusses Israel truce with senior US, Qatari officials</image:title><image:caption>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a cabinet session to discuss the army's plan to disarm Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, September 5, 2025. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/22/us-military-says-it-struck-vessel-in-caribbean-killing-two</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T11:50:40+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/13/7fc79a09-f948-4010-9da3-c6d2176ddfc3/7fc79a09-f948-4010-9da3-c6d2176ddfc3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing two</image:title><image:caption>This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on January 23, 2026 shows a strike at the direction of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on a vessel alleged to be transiting along narco-trafficking routes on January 23, 2026 in international waters. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/iran-fm-araghchi-says-major-progress-in-us-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T11:18:43+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/847a578b-38d1-4371-88a8-852b015cb47d/847a578b-38d1-4371-88a8-852b015cb47d.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran FM Araghchi says ‘major progress’ in US talks</image:title><image:caption>Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives for a bilateral meeting with Switzerland's counterpart at the Buergenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/06/22/explosion-at-qatar-lng-site-leaves-54-injured-18-missing-authorities-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T17:35:46+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/9ace881c-4a9c-4444-b73f-a30c6432c46b/9ace881c-4a9c-4444-b73f-a30c6432c46b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Qatar says 13 dead in gas plant explosion</image:title><image:caption>This frame grab from AFPTV video footage on June 21, 2026, shows an explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan industrial zone, home to the world's largest liquefied natural gas hub, as the result of a technical incident, the interior ministry says. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/key-points-from-the-first-round-of-iranus-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T10:07:05+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/c5e3dfee-c99c-4873-bb1f-4b2c3e793bbf/c5e3dfee-c99c-4873-bb1f-4b2c3e793bbf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Key points from the first round of Iran-US talks</image:title><image:caption>A member of the Qatari delegation makes adjustments ahead of a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/22/-progress-say-mediators-after-iranus-talks-towards-ending-war</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T09:54:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/01f6a4f1-e000-4763-a9bf-dd9502150c3a/01f6a4f1-e000-4763-a9bf-dd9502150c3a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>‘Progress,’ say mediators, after Iran-US talks towards ending war</image:title><image:caption>US Vice President JD Vance speaks next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir during a quadrilateral meeting at the Burgenstock Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/06/21/standing-with-the-state-saudi-arabia-and-the-sudan-test</loc><lastmod>2026-06-22T00:14:03+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/20/73f0cb37-6354-4515-b1a5-d84ff5ad2125/73f0cb37-6354-4515-b1a5-d84ff5ad2125.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Standing with the state: Saudi Arabia and the Sudan test</image:title><image:caption>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Jeddah on April 20, 2026. (Supplied)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/06/21/yamal-scores-as-spain-beats-saudi-arabia-40-at-world-cup</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T23:07:58+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/b43d3658-b1ce-47f5-8623-951cc7818607/b43d3658-b1ce-47f5-8623-951cc7818607.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yamal scores on injury return as Spain beats Saudi Arabia</image:title><image:caption>Lamine Yamal of Spain and Salem al-Dawsari of Saudi Arabia compete for the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H match between Spain and Saudi Arabia at Atlanta Stadium on June 21, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Via AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/iran-warns-us-to-be-careful-after-trump-threat</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T21:42:32+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/c50d11ea-f5ec-4f23-a82c-857b1b11dba1/c50d11ea-f5ec-4f23-a82c-857b1b11dba1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran warns US to ‘be careful’ after Trump threat</image:title><image:caption>Ghalibaf’s comments came as the US and Iran held talks in Switzerland alongside Pakistani and Qatari mediators, after signing a preliminary agreement to end their war earlier this week. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/israeli-army-chief-says-hezbollah-in-difficult-position-in-visit-to-south-lebanon</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T21:07:47+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/06/24/cee88845-55c9-46c1-80eb-512f9bbed88b/cee88845-55c9-46c1-80eb-512f9bbed88b.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israeli army chief says Hezbollah in ‘difficult position’ in visit to south Lebanon</image:title><image:caption>Zamir vowed to defend the communities of northern Israel from Hezbollah rockets. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/21/german-defense-minister-blames-trump-for-strait-of-hormuz-closure-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T21:27:50+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/01/18/80dda756-6be5-44f4-8ea9-e5fa7a0cf626/80dda756-6be5-44f4-8ea9-e5fa7a0cf626.jpg</image:loc><image:title>German defense minister blames Trump for Strait of Hormuz closure </image:title><image:caption>Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. 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(Via AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/vance-hopes-us-iran-can-turn-the-page-at-historic-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T18:49:36+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/bb85bd71-6a0b-4470-b789-0f69020570f5/bb85bd71-6a0b-4470-b789-0f69020570f5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vance hopes US, Iran can turn the page at ‘historic’ talks</image:title><image:caption>US Vice President JD Vance delivers a speech during a quadrilateral meeting between the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/06/21/messi-ronaldo-or-mbappe-who-will-win-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-golden-boot</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T17:47:27+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/4336b418-f8ca-4497-a3f2-20633b53d6e9/4336b418-f8ca-4497-a3f2-20633b53d6e9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Messi, Ronaldo or Mbappe: Who will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot?</image:title><image:caption>Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi gestures during the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on June 16, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/regional-envoys-push-for-swift-progress-in-usiran-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T17:17:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/4009102c-2684-48b6-8c2a-e7f29d3bb1fa/4009102c-2684-48b6-8c2a-e7f29d3bb1fa.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Regional envoys push for swift progress in US-Iran talks</image:title><image:caption>From (L-R) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan fidan, attend a meeting in Cairo on June 21, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/poll-finds-israelis-believe-iran-won-mideast-war</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T16:43:47+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/13/b9863194-1093-438c-a8ea-8c0c3c3cce18/b9863194-1093-438c-a8ea-8c0c3c3cce18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Poll finds Israelis believe Iran won Mideast war</image:title><image:caption>Flags of the USA, Israel and Iran on wall. (Stock illustration)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/no-transit-fees-in-strait-of-hormuz-during-60day-period-pakistan-fm-tells-al-arabiya</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T16:08:45+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/26/1d0f35f7-d3e1-43e8-93fe-d90b3bcd8d16/1d0f35f7-d3e1-43e8-93fe-d90b3bcd8d16.JPG</image:loc><image:title>No transit fees in Strait of Hormuz during 60-day period, Pakistan FM tells Al Arabiya</image:title><image:caption>Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/hormuz-will-not-reopen-until-lebanon-ceasefire-holds-oil-waivers-issued-tasnim-reports</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T15:46:07+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/16/35bacb07-1d3b-41fe-a34d-bbf3e49a670f/35bacb07-1d3b-41fe-a34d-bbf3e49a670f.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hormuz will not reopen until Lebanon ceasefire holds, oil waivers issued, Tasnim reports</image:title><image:caption>Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/there-is-no-restriction-on-israeli-soldiers-in-lebanon-in-face-of-threats-katz-says-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T14:58:40+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/10/15/6a12fd82-08b1-4b61-a5d4-3e14327f9c46/6a12fd82-08b1-4b61-a5d4-3e14327f9c46.JPG</image:loc><image:title>There is no restriction on Israeli soldiers in Lebanon in face of threats, Katz says </image:title><image:caption>Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. (Reuters: File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/iran-says-not-seeking-nuclear-weapon-or-relinquishing-enrichment-rights</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T14:00:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/252d1538-148b-4d55-81a7-cf417222b81b/252d1538-148b-4d55-81a7-cf417222b81b.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran says not seeking nuclear weapon or relinquishing enrichment rights</image:title><image:caption>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the document of U.S. Memorandum of Understanding in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/06/21/from-pax-americana-to-pax-irana-did-trump-do-it-by-accident-or-by-design</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T15:06:44+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/15/5a4a5793-6802-44fa-949d-39e8d99b1fe0/5a4a5793-6802-44fa-949d-39e8d99b1fe0.png</image:loc><image:title>From Pax Americana to Pax Irana: Did Trump do it by accident or by design?</image:title><image:caption>An AI-generated image of the flags of the US and Iran. (ChatGPT) </image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/21/ukraine-attack-kills-five-as-crimea-halts-public-fuel-sales-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T13:34:12+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/daeeeea4-008d-4f9b-b5c3-5d0ea99acaa1/daeeeea4-008d-4f9b-b5c3-5d0ea99acaa1.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Ukraine attack kills five as Crimea halts public fuel sales </image:title><image:caption>Pedestrians walk past a closed fuel station after local authorities restricted petrol sales and introduced rationing amid a supply shortage that they said was caused by Ukrainian attacks on logistics routes, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict in the Black Sea resort city of Yevpatoriya, Crimea, June 11, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/iran-says-lebanon-conflict-main-topic-in-us-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T16:57:56+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/3f4e7554-a138-478f-afa2-181511059e34/3f4e7554-a138-478f-afa2-181511059e34.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran says can’t enter final US deal talks without end to Lebanon war</image:title><image:caption>Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 20, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/israel-says-eliminated-hamas-and-islamic-jihad-operatives-tied-to-major-funding-network</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T12:11:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/15/f2be358b-dab7-4878-8d05-e44d0c36e490/f2be358b-dab7-4878-8d05-e44d0c36e490.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israel says ‘eliminated’ Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives tied to major funding network</image:title><image:caption>Israeli soldiers gather next to the entrance of a tunnel where the army says the body of soldier Hadar Goldin was held in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/isis-claims-responsibility-for-northeastern-aleppo-attack-that-killed-two-syrian-soldiers</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T11:21:16+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/06/04/656fe954-486a-4970-b848-074d0fa23149/656fe954-486a-4970-b848-074d0fa23149.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ISIS claims responsibility for northeastern Aleppo attack that killed two Syrian soldiers</image:title><image:caption>A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/21/report-says-uk-pm-starmer-ready-to-quit-but-source-says-he-is-still-focused-on-the-job</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T11:10:49+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/a9568bb4-7add-44ac-b630-28119af27c0d/a9568bb4-7add-44ac-b630-28119af27c0d.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Report says UK PM Starmer ready to quit, but source says he is still focused on the job</image:title><image:caption>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he meets with local residents during a visit to a housing development in north London, Britain. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/21/trump-blaming-alleged-vandals-says-washington-reflecting-pool-needs-repairs</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T09:49:53+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/d99382ac-11ab-46c6-8b94-2f0bfd111b5f/d99382ac-11ab-46c6-8b94-2f0bfd111b5f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump, blaming alleged vandals, says Washington Reflecting Pool needs repairs</image:title><image:caption>A crew removes algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations, following a directive from US President Donald Trump to paint it blue ahead of the 250th anniversary of US independence, in Washington, D.C., US, June 19, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/lebanon-central-bank-condemns-israeli-strike-on-branch-in-south</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T10:19:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/0a0dbb5a-d606-418c-a2bf-b29debb2e2e2/0a0dbb5a-d606-418c-a2bf-b29debb2e2e2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lebanon central bank condemns Israeli strike on branch in south</image:title><image:caption>Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 20, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/israel-army-official-says-told-by-political-echelon-to-cease-fire-in-south-lebanon</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T09:23:06+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/c0b1eeb8-5d13-4f40-8607-0a34431394e2/c0b1eeb8-5d13-4f40-8607-0a34431394e2.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israel army official says told by ‘political echelon to cease fire’ in south Lebanon</image:title><image:caption>Rescuers carry what they said were the remains of children recovered from the rubble of a house after an Israeli air strike in Barish, in Tyre district, Lebanon June 20, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/trump-says-no-toll-on-strait-of-hormuz-unless-us-imposes-one</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T09:03:32+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/3803a522-ddc8-404f-8952-8428a750e00e/3803a522-ddc8-404f-8952-8428a750e00e.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump says no toll on Strait of Hormuz unless US imposes one</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump looks on as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/21/us-and-iran-set-for-new-talks-after-delay-and-deadly-strikes</loc><lastmod>2026-06-21T16:13:01+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/21/dff77568-040a-4eea-a853-10ed5f3af6d1/dff77568-040a-4eea-a853-10ed5f3af6d1.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Vance, Iranians in Switzerland for first talks</image:title><image:caption>US Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as they meet for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/us-military-remains-vigilant-after-iran-announces-hormuz-closure-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T19:13:17+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/23/32b8bc3e-d220-45b9-ad86-6c858d3bddff/32b8bc3e-d220-45b9-ad86-6c858d3bddff.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US military remains ‘vigilant’ after Iran announces Hormuz closure </image:title><image:caption>This handout photo released by US Central Command via their X account (@CENTCOM) on April 18, 2026 shows AH-64 Apaches flying above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol on April 17, 2026. (File Photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/iran-warns-us-deal-in-trouble-if-not-implemented-soon-foreign-ministry</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T18:20:11+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/13/4eb2f897-5916-4c76-9b90-35f1c9b716b9/4eb2f897-5916-4c76-9b90-35f1c9b716b9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran warns US deal ‘in trouble’ if not implemented soon: Foreign ministry</image:title><image:caption>Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei.  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(AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/20/vance-says-he-expects-to-travel-to-switzerland-for-iran-talks-within-days</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T17:17:25+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/21/2801e2c4-0c08-43fa-bcd7-6639b9ed0555/2801e2c4-0c08-43fa-bcd7-6639b9ed0555.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Vance says he expects to travel to Switzerland for Iran talks within days</image:title><image:caption>US Vice President JD Vance. 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(File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/hezbollah-says-it-targeted-israeli-troops-in-lebanon-near-nabatiyeh</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T15:47:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/20/ec18fa59-949c-44f4-a583-78afde248355/ec18fa59-949c-44f4-a583-78afde248355.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli troops in Lebanon near Nabatiyeh</image:title><image:caption>Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 20, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/business/energy/2026/06/20/iraq-projects-oil-production-for-return-to-prewar-levels-within-two-months</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T15:24:38+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/06/12/4aed2c72-6da6-4f40-b1b4-f3890a551054/4aed2c72-6da6-4f40-b1b4-f3890a551054.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iraq projects oil production for return to pre-war levels within two months</image:title><image:caption>People navigate boats near Nahr Bin Umar oil field, in Basra, Iraq June 30, 2024. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/israeli-fire-kills-five-people-in-gaza-including-a-child-medics-say</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T15:14:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/20/1c53d8d3-f033-46bd-b94b-032be8c08d6f/1c53d8d3-f033-46bd-b94b-032be8c08d6f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israeli fire kills five people in Gaza, including a child, medics say</image:title><image:caption>A mourner carries a body during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, June 20, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/pakistan-minister-arrives-in-iran-after-switzerland-talks-postponed-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T14:31:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/20/e8be6fcb-c339-44ef-b98b-59a533fad699/e8be6fcb-c339-44ef-b98b-59a533fad699.png</image:loc><image:title>Pakistan minister arrives in Iran after Switzerland talks postponed </image:title><image:caption>Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrives in Iran. (X)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/two-syrian-soldiers-killed-in-northeast-aleppo-attack-state-tv-says</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T13:25:12+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/06/04/27d4871b-802b-40eb-94fc-d335f4992bfd/27d4871b-802b-40eb-94fc-d335f4992bfd.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Two Syrian soldiers killed in northeast Aleppo attack, state TV says</image:title><image:caption>A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/20/two-roadside-blasts-in-northwest-pakistan-kill-seven-police</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T12:01:55+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2020/12/04/f885f7c6-181a-446e-a62c-8c24af034d60/f885f7c6-181a-446e-a62c-8c24af034d60.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill seven: Police</image:title><image:caption>Pakistani investigators examine the site of bomb explosion in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. A roadside bomb exploded near a busy bus terminal in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, killing and and wounding some persons, police said. (File photo: AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/20/bolivia-s-paz-declares-state-of-emergency-over-blockade-crisis</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T11:10:56+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/05/3659bb7c-0b50-47a3-b178-9175411990d7/3659bb7c-0b50-47a3-b178-9175411990d7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bolivia’s Paz declares state of emergency over blockade crisis</image:title><image:caption>Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz. 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(AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/06/20/without-the-injured-pulisic-us-beats-australia-20-to-advance-to-world-cup-knockout-round</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T10:18:01+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/20/75e6c6d6-5d4d-4700-8d28-c45cae031280/75e6c6d6-5d4d-4700-8d28-c45cae031280.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Without the injured Pulisic, US beats Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup knockout round</image:title><image:caption>United States’ Alex Freeman (16) scores their second goal during the World Cup Group D football match between the United States and Australia in Seattle, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/20/drone-attack-on-panamaflagged-ship-in-black-sea-kills-one-injures-two</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T10:01:09+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/20/aba4af9c-63b0-4ea2-ae0c-aee9323c9789/aba4af9c-63b0-4ea2-ae0c-aee9323c9789.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Drone attack on Panama-flagged ship in Black Sea kills one, injures two</image:title><image:caption>Cargo ships are seen from a patrol boat of Ukraine’s coast guard as they sail in the Black Sea, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, February 7, 2024. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/at-least-five-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-south-lebanon-despite-ceasefire</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T16:32:37+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/20/cb60479a-b6b0-479c-97ff-d5c8a58db335/cb60479a-b6b0-479c-97ff-d5c8a58db335.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israeli strikes kill 16 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire</image:title><image:caption>Smoke rises in southern Lebanon following Israeli strike after a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Friday that Israel and Hezbollah were in a ceasefire, as long as Hezbollah does not attack Israel, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, June 19, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/20/us-envoy-witkoff-headed-to-switzerland-for-talks-media</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T09:40:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/10/666e460e-2d61-4bff-bfa3-e9fd679653c2/666e460e-2d61-4bff-bfa3-e9fd679653c2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US envoy Witkoff headed to Switzerland for talks: Media</image:title><image:caption>White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. 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(File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/rubio-voices-support-for-lebanon-during-call-with-aoun</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T21:45:22+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/16/74da2308-69f4-429a-b45b-25d6f4fe27df/74da2308-69f4-429a-b45b-25d6f4fe27df.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Rubio voices support for Lebanon during call with Aoun</image:title><image:caption>Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads peace talks between Lebanon and Israel at the State Department, April 14, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/19/pakistan-s-sharif-thanks-mbs-for-saudi-arabia-s-commitment-to-peace-in-the-region</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T20:19:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/16/6b0e3d3d-f22a-40f6-aedb-d7aece5a5062/6b0e3d3d-f22a-40f6-aedb-d7aece5a5062.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pakistan’s Sharif thanks MBS for Saudi Arabia’s commitment to peace in the region</image:title><image:caption>Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on April 15, 2026. (SPA)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/06/19/spain-s-worrying-lack-of-cutting-edge-faces-saudi-test-at-fifa-world-cup</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T20:12:51+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/19/f6e88c23-bcee-48d4-a0b2-7dbcc2bae98e/f6e88c23-bcee-48d4-a0b2-7dbcc2bae98e.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Spain’s worrying lack of cutting edge faces Saudi test at FIFA World Cup</image:title><image:caption>Saudi Arabia's Abdulelah Al-Amri celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates, June 15, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/pentagon-tells-us-lawmakers-it-needs-80-bln-for-iran-war-and-other-bills-report</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T11:19:43+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/11/ba50cf5b-f912-4b1d-9873-dd37720a26bb/ba50cf5b-f912-4b1d-9873-dd37720a26bb.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 bln for Iran war and other bills: Report</image:title><image:caption>The Pentagon is seen from the air in Arlington, VA. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/19/italy-s-meloni-slams-trump-scraps-fm-trip-to-us-for-lie-that-she-begged-him-for-photo</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:56:03+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/19/3b710006-7135-4e75-8ef4-f147cd18ab0d/3b710006-7135-4e75-8ef4-f147cd18ab0d.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Italy’s Meloni slams Trump, scraps FM trip to US for lie that she begged him for photo</image:title><image:caption>President Donald Trump speaks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz next to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/19/for-vance-iran-talks-could-shape-political-rise</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:41:49+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/19/c97ba4b9-f73a-4751-ab78-ddc0cc47a952/c97ba4b9-f73a-4751-ab78-ddc0cc47a952.JPG</image:loc><image:title>For Vance, Iran talks could shape political rise</image:title><image:caption>Vice President JD Vance walks arrives at Joint Base Andrews, May 28, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/19/us-acting-spy-chief-seeks-to-fire-hundreds-of-staff-report</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:35:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/02/785fd758-83ce-4b81-9490-65b72937d9ff/785fd758-83ce-4b81-9490-65b72937d9ff.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US acting spy chief seeks to fire hundreds of staff: Report</image:title><image:caption> Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (File photo: AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/cairo-says-fm-to-meet-pakistan-saudi-turkey-counterparts-in-egypt-sunday</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:33:42+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/07/07/12a4445b-2f8d-4674-8744-acf32da07da5/12a4445b-2f8d-4674-8744-acf32da07da5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cairo says FM to meet Pakistan, Saudi, Turkey counterparts in Egypt Sunday</image:title><image:caption>Vehicles move in traffic past the landmark Al-Fath mosque in Cairo's central Ramses Square. (File Photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/business/energy/2026/06/19/iraq-raises-southern-oil-output-to-175-million-bpd-officials-say</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:18:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/19/84a6a870-9f4a-4a39-b875-480c8618bbfb/84a6a870-9f4a-4a39-b875-480c8618bbfb.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iraq raises southern oil output to 1.75 million bpd, officials say</image:title><image:caption>Gas flares burn at the Rumaila oil field during an armed patrol by Iraqi Energy Police in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/lebanese-villagers-return-to-find-homes-in-ruins</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:13:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/19/f168636f-32ec-40aa-a8c4-75987864a4f8/f168636f-32ec-40aa-a8c4-75987864a4f8.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Lebanese villagers return to find homes in ruins</image:title><image:caption>A man smokes shisha in front of a house, that was destroyed by an Israeli strike, in Zebqine, Tyre district, southern Lebanon, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/norway-seeks-to-ban-trade-with-illegal-israeli-settlements</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T17:49:15+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/18/04858d9a-15f0-4dab-8a8b-d52c4e8ef541/04858d9a-15f0-4dab-8a8b-d52c4e8ef541.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Norway seeks to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements</image:title><image:caption>A picture taken on December 1, 2019, shows the Jewish settlement of Negohot (R), located near the Palestinian village of Beit Awwa (L) in the Israeli occupied West Bank. Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian in clashes near the West Bank village of Beit Awwa southwest of Hebron the day before, the Palestinian health ministry said. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/israel-hezbollah-agree-to-ceasefire-starting-on-friday-us-official</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T19:07:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/19/e81a6c8c-c9b3-4298-88e6-866b4f4b1e58/e81a6c8c-c9b3-4298-88e6-866b4f4b1e58.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israel, Hezbollah agree to renewed ceasefire, US official tells Al Arabiya English</image:title><image:caption>Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, June 19, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/iran-says-us-bears-direct-responsibility-for-israeli-attacks-on-lebanon</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T16:40:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/01/06/d4aefb13-0554-4f4c-b8e9-200a618f734f/d4aefb13-0554-4f4c-b8e9-200a618f734f.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran says US bears direct responsibility for Israeli attacks on Lebanon</image:title><image:caption>Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/lebanese-president-says-israeli-escalation-undermines-ceasefire</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T16:15:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/17/a569d9d6-8311-4dbd-b525-d2efed478514/a569d9d6-8311-4dbd-b525-d2efed478514.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Lebanese president says Israeli escalation undermines ceasefire</image:title><image:caption>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/06/19/hormuz-ship-crossings-spike-after-war-deal-trackers-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T16:10:40+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/09/a50848d0-3dee-4c77-abf3-81499026b3f7/a50848d0-3dee-4c77-abf3-81499026b3f7.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Hormuz ship crossings spike after war deal: Trackers</image:title><image:caption>Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 8, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/iran-s-chief-negotiator-says-us-talks-bound-by-tehran-s-red-lines-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T16:27:37+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/05/4eff5143-caf4-4724-be06-d0a5712bfc47/4eff5143-caf4-4724-be06-d0a5712bfc47.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran’s chief negotiator says US talks bound by Tehran’s ‘red lines’</image:title><image:caption>Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is pictured after meeting his Lebanese counterpart in Beirut on October 12, 2024. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/19/israel-army-says-hit-80-targets-in-lebanon-killed-dozens-of-hezbollah-members</loc><lastmod>2026-06-19T15:04:13+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/b925344b-04cd-4501-8508-62332f8679cb/b925344b-04cd-4501-8508-62332f8679cb.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israel army says hit 80 targets in Lebanon, killed ‘dozens’ of Hezbollah members</image:title><image:caption>Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, on June 4, 2026. 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