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(AP Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/07/02/can-israel-do-without-america</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T15:49:13+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/07/a34c3dc2-7662-41c6-98a3-39d231826b98/a34c3dc2-7662-41c6-98a3-39d231826b98.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Can Israel do without America?</image:title><image:caption>US and Israel flags. 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(AP Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/02/eu-tells-armenia-you-can-count-on-us-as-russia-keeps-up-economic-pressure</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T15:26:50+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/02/d8c3b6e3-9fd9-4850-b7af-ab8b27e55765/d8c3b6e3-9fd9-4850-b7af-ab8b27e55765.JPG</image:loc><image:title>EU tells Armenia ‘you can count on us’ as Russia keeps up economic pressure</image:title><image:caption>Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they make statements during their meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, July 2, 2026. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/07/02/elie-cohanim-appointed-as-senior-policy-advisor-at-the-us-mission-to-the-un</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T12:52:13+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/02/666bbc53-614c-4792-aa70-445b620b8254/666bbc53-614c-4792-aa70-445b620b8254.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Elie Cohanim appointed as senior policy advisor at the US mission to the UN</image:title><image:caption>American Diplomat Elie Cohanim with US Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz. 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(File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/02/bus-crash-in-south-africa-s-western-cape-leaves-16-dead-and-20-injured</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T12:04:26+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/02/63f0baf6-1ac3-4f78-9743-038db33e28f4/63f0baf6-1ac3-4f78-9743-038db33e28f4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bus crash in South Africa’s Western Cape leaves 16 dead and 20 injured</image:title><image:caption>A bus that turned on its roof after a accident near the town of Franschhoek, South Africa, Saturday, March 7, 2015. The bus crashed and landed on its roof on the Franschhoek pass on Saturday as the driver attempted to avoid a cyclist on the road according to local reports three people died. (File photo: AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/02/firefighters-battle-wildfire-in-southern-france</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T11:44:01+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/02/1f33889a-0093-4323-bf03-8b6bcb98401e/1f33889a-0093-4323-bf03-8b6bcb98401e.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Firefighters battle wildfire in southern France</image:title><image:caption>French firefighters and farmers work to extinguish a fire near a farm in Grand-Auverne, as drought worsens in Loire-Atlantique, France, June 30, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/07/02/us-beats-bosniaherzegovina-20-to-advance-to-round-of-16</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T11:16:03+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/02/706db647-40a3-4833-8099-c944f8789fcc/706db647-40a3-4833-8099-c944f8789fcc.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16</image:title><image:caption>United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) scores the opening goal during the World Cup round of 32 football match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/02/next-indirect-usiran-talks-after-khamenei-funeral-mediators</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T11:11:15+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/ce868237-8b4b-475b-9a7e-62f08f528ba5/ce868237-8b4b-475b-9a7e-62f08f528ba5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Next indirect US-Iran talks after Khamenei funeral: Mediators</image:title><image:caption>US and Iranian flags together on a cracked wall. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/one-us-service-member-missing-after-helicopter-goes-down-in-arabian-sea</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T22:31:05+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/a02e31f9-29d3-4297-8701-4301865e48b6/a02e31f9-29d3-4297-8701-4301865e48b6.JPG</image:loc><image:title>One US service member missing after helicopter goes down in Arabian Sea</image:title><image:caption>An MH-60R Seahawk during evening flight-operation in southern Red Sea, Feb. 12, 2024. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/07/01/fifa-says-world-cup-sees-13fold-surge-in-online-abuse-11-percent-racially-motivated</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T19:39:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/16bce79f-c349-4597-b8b0-fabe9aaa4b8a/16bce79f-c349-4597-b8b0-fabe9aaa4b8a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>FIFA says World Cup sees 13-fold surge in online abuse, 11 percent racially motivated</image:title><image:caption>he FIFA logos are seen before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between South Africa and Canada at Los Angeles Stadium on June 28, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/trump-says-the-us-and-iran-getting-along-very-well</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T19:56:20+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/cf0d26a0-0f8a-4ee7-9fda-d3ef53ebf419/cf0d26a0-0f8a-4ee7-9fda-d3ef53ebf419.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump upbeat as US and Iran hold indirect talks in Qatar</image:title><image:caption>“The denuclearization of Iran is moving along well,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to board his Qatar-gifted Air Force One plane. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/berlin-makes-bid-to-build-more-us-weaponry-in-germany</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T16:49:33+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/09/01/89d5e3c4-5a69-428b-9d26-8fa6d5aa1792/89d5e3c4-5a69-428b-9d26-8fa6d5aa1792.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Berlin makes bid to build more US weaponry in Germany</image:title><image:caption>German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/french-government-seen-facing-noconfidence-vote-over-heatwave-handling</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T16:50:09+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/5fd54a46-8db4-4577-92b4-f671a85fcecc/5fd54a46-8db4-4577-92b4-f671a85fcecc.jpg</image:loc><image:title>French government seen facing no-confidence vote over heatwave handling</image:title><image:caption>Local residents enjoy a mist spray at a parc in Pantin, north-east of Paris on June 28, 2026, as France experiences a heatwave. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/07/01/shipping-employers-and-unions-still-consider-hormuz-a-war-zone</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T16:15:52+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/25/139ed043-ad34-4a32-a342-b50db526b4d8/139ed043-ad34-4a32-a342-b50db526b4d8.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Shipping employers and unions still consider Hormuz a war zone</image:title><image:caption>Vessels are seen at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 1, 2026. 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(via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/iran-warns-of-immediate-response-to-any-threat-cites-us-commitment-to-restrain-israel</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T16:06:09+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/14531d86-56ba-44a7-ac60-7158e79abdb1/14531d86-56ba-44a7-ac60-7158e79abdb1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran warns of immediate response to any threat, cites US commitment to restrain Israel</image:title><image:caption>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (AP: File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/syria-s-alsharaa-appoints-lawmakers-paving-way-for-new-parliament-to-convene</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T14:33:32+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/02/10/4535233c-3551-4139-8ef5-2996415ed5af/4535233c-3551-4139-8ef5-2996415ed5af.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Syria’s al-Sharaa appoints lawmakers, paving way for new parliament to convene</image:title><image:caption>Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/israel-defense-minister-says-troops-to-stay-indefinitely-in-lebanon-syria-gaza</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T14:03:40+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/11/12/4bf3d994-434a-408a-894b-36b9aa2765de/4bf3d994-434a-408a-894b-36b9aa2765de.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israel defense minister says troops to stay ‘indefinitely’ in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza</image:title><image:caption>Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/ukraine-hits-russian-oil-refinery-and-missile-component-plant-zelenskyy-says</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:20:35+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/18/197b9f9c-a6bb-4331-98e0-e18d1f44cac4/197b9f9c-a6bb-4331-98e0-e18d1f44cac4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery and missile component plant, Zelenskyy says</image:title><image:caption>Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/07/01/two-people-die-from-suffocation-during-world-cup-celebrations-in-mexico</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:37:36+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/e22f3a96-2f4b-4c1a-a483-ce6d9a1704a5/e22f3a96-2f4b-4c1a-a483-ce6d9a1704a5.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Two people die from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico</image:title><image:caption>Supporters of Mexico celebrate as artists perform after Mexico won their game. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/business/aviation-and-transport/2026/07/01/airlines-should-still-avoid-iranian-airspace-eu-agency-says-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:35:13+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/04/11/825ae3cf-9c5c-4e5f-8b39-75685b20168c/825ae3cf-9c5c-4e5f-8b39-75685b20168c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Airlines should still avoid Iranian airspace, EU agency says </image:title><image:caption>A Mahan Air passenger plane takes off from Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 7, 2016. (File photo: AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/indirect-usiran-technical-talks-underway-in-doha-source-says</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T17:21:00+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/ce868237-8b4b-475b-9a7e-62f08f528ba5/ce868237-8b4b-475b-9a7e-62f08f528ba5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Initial agreement to release $3 billion to Iran reached: Al Arabiya sources</image:title><image:caption>US and Iranian flags together. (Stock illustration)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/us-military-deploys-over-900-personnel-to-venezuela-for-earthquake-response</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:31:27+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/a0e2d95b-b720-4d3a-b10a-0adeedeec8b8/a0e2d95b-b720-4d3a-b10a-0adeedeec8b8.JPG</image:loc><image:title>US military deploys over 900 personnel to Venezuela for earthquake response</image:title><image:caption>Members of US search and rescue teams stand on a runway upon arrival in Venezuela, June 26, 2026, in this picture obtained from social media. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/spain-records-more-than-1000-heatrelated-june-deaths</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:25:42+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/c7101a42-2f5a-4d3c-876e-1a11f8641f2f/c7101a42-2f5a-4d3c-876e-1a11f8641f2f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Spain records more than 1,000 heat-related June deaths</image:title><image:caption>A man rinses his hat with water to cool off during a hot day amid a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, June 23, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/us-deports-first-migrant-to-pacific-nation-palau</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:09:52+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/380a8911-1409-4131-b4bb-184b45aab7a7/380a8911-1409-4131-b4bb-184b45aab7a7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US deports first migrant to Pacific nation Palau</image:title><image:caption>This photo taken on February 15, 2018 shows a general view of Rock islands in the Pacific island nation of Palau. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/talks-in-qatar-after-usiran-deal-what-we-know</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:16:54+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>Talks in Qatar after US-Iran deal: What we know</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/middle-east/2026/07/01/amnesty-says-rsf-committed-ethnic-cleansing-in-sudan</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T17:46:57+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/06/28/8692fd66-dacc-4cb4-afac-462379dd059e/8692fd66-dacc-4cb4-afac-462379dd059e.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Amnesty says RSF committed ethnic cleansing in Sudan</image:title><image:caption>A Sudanese national flag is attached to a machine gun of Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/07/01/mexico-ends-a-40year-knockout-drought-beats-ecuador-20-to-reach-the-round-of-16</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:40:27+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/a3dfbeab-8975-48b2-953e-478d15e28b0b/a3dfbeab-8975-48b2-953e-478d15e28b0b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mexico ends a 40-year knockout drought, beats Ecuador 2-0 to reach the round of 16</image:title><image:caption>Mexico players react following the World Cup round of 32 football match between Mexico and Ecuador in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/russia-attacks-retail-fuel-stations-in-ukraine-killing-one-official-says-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:36:49+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/04/06/621b19b8-c304-4190-a1fa-7c13833a8d85/621b19b8-c304-4190-a1fa-7c13833a8d85.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Russia attacks retail fuel stations in Ukraine, killing one, official says </image:title><image:caption>An employee carries out a door from a fuel station damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 6, 2024. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/01/state-tv-cuts-short-iran-negotiator-interview-drawing-ire</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:23:30+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>State TV cuts short Iran negotiator interview, drawing ire</image:title><image:caption>Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is pictured after meeting his Lebanese counterpart in Beirut on October 12, 2024. 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(via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/01/pakistan-military-intercepts-4-drones-from-afghanistan-statement</loc><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:53:47+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/01/16b162f5-855b-4989-887b-6b61d05c43d4/16b162f5-855b-4989-887b-6b61d05c43d4.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Pakistan military intercepts four drones from Afghanistan: Statement</image:title><image:caption>A destroyed car following an airstrike that the Taliban say was carried out by Pakistan's security forces, in Samkani district, Afghanistan, June 29, 2026. 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(AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/30/venezuela-quake-deaths-rise-to-1943-lawmaker-says</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T23:28:58+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/30/036e39f5-a87c-465a-a7aa-2915d07c2828/036e39f5-a87c-465a-a7aa-2915d07c2828.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter as toll rises to nearly 2,000</image:title><image:caption>Locals walk on the top of the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 30, 2026, following the June 24 twin earthquakes. (Via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/30/hundreds-of-thousands-of-lebanese-head-home-as-fighting-eases-many-still-stranded</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T20:45:51+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/22/1d9090d5-bd1f-4625-ac65-e39281308a4a/1d9090d5-bd1f-4625-ac65-e39281308a4a.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded</image:title><image:caption>Civilians and Lebanese Red Cross personnel stand on the rubble of a damaged building after an Israeli strike on the village of Qennarit in southern Lebanon, June 20, 2026. 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(File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/30/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-restrict-birthright-citizenship</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:13:12+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/08/15/87b59ba2-49f8-4dd7-b343-0aaa10c2c291/87b59ba2-49f8-4dd7-b343-0aaa10c2c291.JPG</image:loc><image:title>US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship</image:title><image:caption>A view of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, US, June 17, 2024. 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(SPA)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/webtv/programs/counterpoints/2026/06/30/-you-re-not-serious-mouin-rabbani-clashes-with-david-daoud-over-lebanon-and-israel</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:35:33+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/29/3e16efdf-9c0c-4dea-bb5b-dce4e81e6597/3e16efdf-9c0c-4dea-bb5b-dce4e81e6597.jpg</image:loc><image:title>‘You’re not serious!’ Mouin Rabbani clashes with David Daoud over Lebanon and Israel</image:title><image:caption/></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/webtv/programs/gnt/2026/06/30/-flawed-former-us-middle-east-peace-negotiator-s-assessment-on-iranus-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:27:23+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/30/6f31bd5c-8513-425d-bf0e-058a18a1056d/6f31bd5c-8513-425d-bf0e-058a18a1056d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>‘Flawed’: Former US Middle East peace negotiator’s assessment on Iran-US talks</image:title><image:caption/></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/30/hopes-of-finding-more-survivors-of-venezuela-earthquakes-fade</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:00:18+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/30/6a7442cb-d995-48a0-b5ec-e94c049112ba/6a7442cb-d995-48a0-b5ec-e94c049112ba.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Hopes of finding more survivors of Venezuela earthquakes fade</image:title><image:caption>Members of Ecuadorian ECU-11 Guayaquil Fire Department and Portuguese firefighters recover the body of a casualty from a building that collapsed from the ground floor to the fifth floor, following major earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 29, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/30/kenyan-police-fire-live-rounds-during-protest-in-nairobi-at-least-one-dead-witnesses-say</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:48:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/06/18/0bdce0c2-5bec-4874-beff-a6fe775227b3/0bdce0c2-5bec-4874-beff-a6fe775227b3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kenyan police fire live rounds during protest in Nairobi, at least one dead, witnesses say</image:title><image:caption>Kenyan police opened fire at a protest in Nairobi against reported abductions, killing at least one person, two witnesses said. 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(File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/30/treasury-s-bessent-urges-gas-retailers-to-drop-prices-for-us-250th-birthday</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:59:55+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/22/5a03eca0-5619-41bd-895d-f9db355c3a64/5a03eca0-5619-41bd-895d-f9db355c3a64.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Treasury’s Bessent urges gas retailers to drop prices for US 250th birthday</image:title><image:caption>US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/30/france-estimates-may-heatwaves-caused-300-excess-deaths</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:54:26+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2020/06/25/036f6cf4-7e17-4bc6-b586-b659c88f99ac/036f6cf4-7e17-4bc6-b586-b659c88f99ac.JPG</image:loc><image:title>France estimates May heatwaves caused 300 excess deaths</image:title><image:caption>A woman wearing a protective mask rides a Velib bicycle-sharing service near the Eiffel Tower during a warm and sunny day in Paris as a heatwave hits France, June 24, 2020. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/30/iran-says-to-hold-talks-with-qatar-on-frozen-assets-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:17:59+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/03/16b597f1-38a5-4605-8cb3-76542bb2ce2e/16b597f1-38a5-4605-8cb3-76542bb2ce2e.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Indirect US-Iran talks in Qatar on Wednesday: Al Arabiya sources</image:title><image:caption>US and Iranian flags. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/06/30/hormuz-disruption-may-have-lasting-impact-on-vulnerable-economies-un-trade-agency-says</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T15:28:56+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 disruption may have lasting impact on vulnerable economies, UN trade agency says</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. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/30/south-korea-ukraine-hold-constructive-talks-about-north-korea</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T13:43:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/30/3b1cec78-a8d5-4d0a-a783-5134945b9427/3b1cec78-a8d5-4d0a-a783-5134945b9427.JPG</image:loc><image:title>South Korea, Ukraine hold ‘constructive’ talks about North Korea</image:title><image:caption>Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha shakes hands with South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun ahead of the meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/30/saudi-arabia-s-pif-net-profit-more-than-doubles-revenue-up-9-pct-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T13:53:25+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/04/24/3ea605c0-7d46-40e4-8d67-6727dd85c0fd/3ea605c0-7d46-40e4-8d67-6727dd85c0fd.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saudi Arabia’s PIF net profit more than doubles, revenue up 9 pct </image:title><image:caption>The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) logo. 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(File photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/30/two-irgc-members-shot-dead-in-iran-state-media</loc><lastmod>2026-06-30T12:31:49+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/02/23/857cc5c5-3c2e-4070-acee-01b250df383b/857cc5c5-3c2e-4070-acee-01b250df383b.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Two IRGC members shot dead in Iran: State media</image:title><image:caption>An Iranian flag flutters next to a missile on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2026. 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