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(File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/07/09/the-future-of-hormuz-peace-or-the-absence-of-war</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T18:31:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/09/eae69c21-88e8-430b-b75b-320358786266/eae69c21-88e8-430b-b75b-320358786266.JPG</image:loc><image:title>The future of Hormuz: Peace or the absence of war?</image:title><image:caption>Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 9, 2026. 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(AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/palestinian-legislative-vote-set-for-nov-28-presidential-decree</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T17:38:48+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/14/892b2843-78c3-4e48-a3ca-b2ca0a729330/892b2843-78c3-4e48-a3ca-b2ca0a729330.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Palestinian legislative vote set for November 28: Presidential decree</image:title><image:caption>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 14, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/09/us-approves-sale-of-tomahawk-missiles-to-germany-merz</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T19:51:47+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/18/449dd3a3-c1f9-463f-a56f-05f6afc9d7fd/449dd3a3-c1f9-463f-a56f-05f6afc9d7fd.JPG</image:loc><image:title>US approves sale of Tomahawk missiles to Germany: Merz</image:title><image:caption>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. (Reuters: File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/09/kremlin-says-us-wrong-to-think-escalation-of-ukrainian-strikes-can-help-end-war</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T19:52:23+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/13/684abd8f-1fcc-48f7-9402-64366b770888/684abd8f-1fcc-48f7-9402-64366b770888.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kremlin says US wrong to think escalation of Ukrainian strikes can help end war</image:title><image:caption>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting on the development of artificial intelligence technologies with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Friday, April 10, 2026. (via AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/07/09/saudi-arabia-s-top-diplomat-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-bahrain-kuwait-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T19:19:26+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/30/8c7fa0ac-4a49-40a7-863e-410089b9cfef/8c7fa0ac-4a49-40a7-863e-410089b9cfef.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait </image:title><image:caption>Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud during the 167th Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Council in Manama, Bahrain, June 10, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/turkey-iraq-to-sign-12month-deal-on-iraqturkey-pipeline</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T18:06:24+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/10/02/febce631-fce3-4976-8305-c0f492e19d91/febce631-fce3-4976-8305-c0f492e19d91.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Turkey, Iraq to sign 12-month deal on Iraq-Turkey pipeline</image:title><image:caption>Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/sirens-blare-in-jordan</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T15:14:13+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/10/10/b5b71ad9-d349-4565-8837-8f469191f16f/b5b71ad9-d349-4565-8837-8f469191f16f.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jordan says sirens sound after missiles from Iran detected in its airspace</image:title><image:caption>The flag of Jordan. (File photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/lebanon-says-us-delegation-will-oversee-israeli-withdrawal-from-pilot-zones-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:54:20+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/05/ad41bfa0-d16e-432d-a2c5-1e42dc1ab8b6/ad41bfa0-d16e-432d-a2c5-1e42dc1ab8b6.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Lebanon says US delegation will oversee Israeli withdrawal from ‘pilot zones’</image:title><image:caption>An Israeli military artillery unit drives into Lebanon after crossing the Israeli Lebanese border, as seen from northern Israel, May 27, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-says-us-projectile-hit-area-around-bushehr-nuclear-plant</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T15:40:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/04/1dd375af-bba2-46af-842e-d5d565165f9d/1dd375af-bba2-46af-842e-d5d565165f9d.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran official says US strike targeted perimeter of nuclear plant</image:title><image:caption>Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, on May 26, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-summons-uk-ambassador-over-stabbing-allegation-state-media</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:27:57+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/08/21/194c0ec4-075e-41d2-b62c-d36dd0f8ffbb/194c0ec4-075e-41d2-b62c-d36dd0f8ffbb.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran summons UK ambassador over stabbing allegation: State media</image:title><image:caption>UK and Iran flags. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/07/09/trump-to-ask-supreme-court-to-rehear-birthright-citizenship-case</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:51:31+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/07/28527630-54ab-4d1b-8b02-28396d13b254/28527630-54ab-4d1b-8b02-28396d13b254.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump to ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air Force One en route to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on June 5, 2026. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/09/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-reaches-600</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:42:00+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/09/8c152590-9f7e-437e-bdbf-1927be24ef15/8c152590-9f7e-437e-bdbf-1927be24ef15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ebola death toll in DR Congo reaches 600</image:title><image:caption>Health workers interact at the Evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern DR Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026, where Ebola clinical trials are scheduled to take place. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/iraqi-pm-vows-to-continue-antigraft-campaign-and-militia-disarmament</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:02:24+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/01/96362ada-88bf-4c2c-8cec-21e0f91a2ec7/96362ada-88bf-4c2c-8cec-21e0f91a2ec7.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iraqi PM vows to continue anti-graft campaign and militia disarmament</image:title><image:caption>Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. 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(File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/07/09/fatal-ice-shooting-in-houston-sparks-mass-protest-demands-for-transparency</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:44:18+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/09/a79ae2b7-6f48-4c93-a15d-fccf213f3eac/a79ae2b7-6f48-4c93-a15d-fccf213f3eac.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Fatal ICE shooting in Houston sparks mass protest, demands for transparency</image:title><image:caption>A man lights a candle during a vigil after the fatal shooting of Mexican motorist Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston, Texas, US, July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-health-ministry-says-14-killed-in-two-days-of-us-strikes</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:37:50+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/28/fc4f05cf-44b4-4c43-a862-f40cc416f29f/fc4f05cf-44b4-4c43-a862-f40cc416f29f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran health ministry says 14 killed in two days of US strikes</image:title><image:caption>An Iranian flag, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/07/09/trump-flies-old-air-force-one-out-of-turkey-switches-t</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:56:03+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/09/1ac5012b-cbf2-4d53-94be-cc05ca384e4c/1ac5012b-cbf2-4d53-94be-cc05ca384e4c.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump flies old Air Force One out of Turkey, switches to new jet in Britain for trip home</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump boards the new Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, Britain, July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-s-tehranmashhad-railway-suspended-after-us-strikes-state-tv</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T15:41:10+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/09/3051625c-5632-4fe6-ae91-129ee3a6a6f7/3051625c-5632-4fe6-ae91-129ee3a6a6f7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran’s Fars says US strike hit bridge on China-Iran rail corridor also used by Russia</image:title><image:caption>US strikes targeting a bridge in Iran on June 9. (Supplied)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/french-foreign-minister-blames-iran-for-us-attacks</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:06:27+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/02/05/4c8168e0-0f33-42dc-b792-018f8f08b642/4c8168e0-0f33-42dc-b792-018f8f08b642.jpg</image:loc><image:title>French foreign minister blames Iran for US attacks</image:title><image:caption>French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/trump-says-iran-called-for-a-deal-warns-us-bombing-to-get-much-worse-attacks-don-t-stop</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:23:14+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/09/74abd16e-f980-4bd8-8d51-5eea0bf5df17/74abd16e-f980-4bd8-8d51-5eea0bf5df17.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump says Iran called for a deal, warns bombing to ‘get much worse’ if attacks don’t stop</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin, July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-attacks-kuwait-and-bahrain-after-us-military-carries-out-fresh-strikes-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:57:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/9fb49989-9a81-4c0a-8b16-6187b0afae60/9fb49989-9a81-4c0a-8b16-6187b0afae60.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One person injured in Kuwait after Iran attacks Gulf states in response to fresh US strike</image:title><image:caption>Bahrain and Kuwait flags. (Stock illustration)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-chief-negotiator-says-hormuz-strait-to-open-only-under-iranian-arrangements-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:14:23+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 chief negotiator says Hormuz strait to open only under ‘Iranian arrangements’</image:title><image:caption>Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is pictured after meeting his Lebanese counterpart in Beirut on October 12, 2024. (Photo by AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/latest-strikes-hit-90-military-targets-in-iran-us-military</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:52:01+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/09/43088af9-6ef5-4402-a8e5-e450fb8a881d/43088af9-6ef5-4402-a8e5-e450fb8a881d.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Latest strikes hit 90 military targets in Iran: CENTCOM </image:title><image:caption>Fire and smoke rise from explosions at an unknown location, following what US Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screen grab from a video released on July 8, 2026. (via Reuters)      </image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/09/second-round-of-us-strikes-against-iran-underway-centcom</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T00:30:35+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/20/3b29d64c-eb64-456a-988e-1832356836a8/3b29d64c-eb64-456a-988e-1832356836a8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Second round of US strikes against Iran underway: CENTCOM</image:title><image:caption>A US Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts a take-off from the flight deck of the USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the CENTCOM, area of responsibility, May 17, 2026. (US Marine Corps)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/iraq-agrees-to-us-demands-to-halt-dollar-flows-to-iranbacked-militias-report</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T23:14:10+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/07/19/a6c84d43-240e-4e28-baf6-7755c05d319b/a6c84d43-240e-4e28-baf6-7755c05d319b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iraq agrees to US demands to halt dollar flows to Iran-backed militias: Report</image:title><image:caption>The flags of Iran and Iraq. (File photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/iran-says-fm-called-qatari-pm-after-military-flareup-with-us</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T23:01:13+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/10/10/d6f6d8eb-1a2b-48f9-bd61-59809ce78b58/d6f6d8eb-1a2b-48f9-bd61-59809ce78b58.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran says FM called Qatari PM after military flare-up with US</image:title><image:caption>This handout picture provided by the Iranian foreign ministry on October 10, 2024, shows Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani (R) meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Doha on October 10, 2024. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/trump-informs-congress-of-intent-to-remove-syria-from-state-sponsor-of-terror-list</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T22:23:50+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/8f373c80-5215-408a-8214-718aa23464d5/8f373c80-5215-408a-8214-718aa23464d5.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump informs Congress of intent to remove Syria from state sponsor of terror list</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Ankara, July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/07/08/judge-says-e-jean-carroll-can-collect-5-million-damages-award-from-trump</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T22:56:23+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2021/02/23/1ff54156-04c3-40de-9b3b-6a86e6d68b30/1ff54156-04c3-40de-9b3b-6a86e6d68b30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Judge says E. Jean Carroll can collect $5 million damages award from Trump</image:title><image:caption>E. Jean Carroll, right, talks to reporters outside a courthouse in New York. (File photo: AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/israeli-drone-strike-kills-two-in-southern-lebanon</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:15:55+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>Israeli drone strike kills two in southern Lebanon</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/2026/07/08/arab-league-chief-says-blocked-by-israel-from-visiting-west-bank</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:22:32+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/29/1b682645-422a-4d69-b87c-6e2682e69b9d/1b682645-422a-4d69-b87c-6e2682e69b9d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arab League chief says blocked by Israel from visiting West Bank</image:title><image:caption>The new secretary general of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/what-routes-are-vessels-using-to-cross-the-strait-of-hormuz</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T20:43:26+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/15/b962026e-6ebb-47ea-9ef8-20963775f38f/b962026e-6ebb-47ea-9ef8-20963775f38f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>What routes are vessels using to cross the Strait of Hormuz?</image:title><image:caption>A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/eight-iranian-army-members-killed-in-us-attacks-on-southern-parts-of-iran</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T20:37:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/5ebe7bbf-14ae-4b31-b945-b7549a9cc0a5/5ebe7bbf-14ae-4b31-b945-b7549a9cc0a5.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Eight Iranian army members killed in US attacks on southern parts of Iran</image:title><image:caption>Smoke and flames rise after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on July 8, 2026. (Via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/india-urges-restraint-after-fresh-iranus-strikes</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:16:34+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>India urges restraint after fresh Iran-US strikes</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/2026/07/08/putin-says-russian-energy-system-is-strong-despite-enemy-attempts-to-harm-economy-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T20:08:59+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/29/ac495977-a0f1-4a8b-b659-106e4b0d9694/ac495977-a0f1-4a8b-b659-106e4b0d9694.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Putin says Russian energy system is strong, despite ‘enemy’ attempts to harm economy </image:title><image:caption>Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to journalist Pavel Zarubin in Moscow, Russia, June 28, 2026. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/pakistani-rescuers-find-wreckage-of-lost-cargo-plane-search-on-for-missing-crew</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:42:29+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/91af3c17-a574-49a2-8593-1ff9b907516f/91af3c17-a574-49a2-8593-1ff9b907516f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Pakistani rescuers find wreckage of lost cargo plane; search on for missing crew</image:title><image:caption>The Cargo Complex entrance at Jinnah International Airport, following reports of a missing cargo plane, in Karachi, Pakistan, July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/barcelona-sets-new-heat-record-at-405c-weather-agencies</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:32:37+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/8f386a2e-3851-4d8d-b4fa-1c273efbd618/8f386a2e-3851-4d8d-b4fa-1c273efbd618.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Barcelona sets new heat record at 40.5C: Weather agencies</image:title><image:caption>Antonio Reina, a worker, wears a heat-monitoring bracelet and wipes the sweat off while working. A year after one of its street cleaners died during a heatwave, the city of Barcelona has begun to use heat-monitoring bracelets for its outdoor workers to help prevent heat-related incidents in Barcelona, Spain, July 1, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/italy-s-meloni-says-no-regrets-over-trying-to-woo-trump</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:29:05+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/01/24/45096cf4-2d9c-4360-b9a0-fd72d89d8e12/45096cf4-2d9c-4360-b9a0-fd72d89d8e12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Italy’s Meloni says no regrets over trying to woo Trump</image:title><image:caption>President Donald Trump. (AP: File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/07/08/saudi-arabia-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-bahrain-kuwait</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:08:28+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/4b6c670e-c4e8-48e3-9036-36f3b70d296e/4b6c670e-c4e8-48e3-9036-36f3b70d296e.png</image:loc><image:title>Saudi Arabia condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait</image:title><image:caption>The flags of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain. (Illustration)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/trump-says-he-thinks-he-will-remove-syria-from-us-terrorism-sponsor-list</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:36:04+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/f51393fd-85d6-47f2-8a30-447024b20eb4/f51393fd-85d6-47f2-8a30-447024b20eb4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump says he thinks he will remove Syria from US terrorism sponsor list</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (AFP)              </image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/turkey-in-line-to-receive-six-f35-jets-if-trump-unblocks-sale</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T18:26:27+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/08/06/74d9b75d-5011-4d21-a8cb-c159e9c8f0a5/74d9b75d-5011-4d21-a8cb-c159e9c8f0a5.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Turkey in line to receive six F-35 jets if Trump unblocks sale</image:title><image:caption> A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/lebanon-to-participate-in-rome-talks-only-if-israel-withdraws-from-2-pilot-zones-source</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:48:58+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/26/18b07974-79e4-47ae-ab3d-95f49814673e/18b07974-79e4-47ae-ab3d-95f49814673e.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Lebanon to participate in Rome talks only if Israel withdraws from 2 ‘pilot’ zones: Source</image:title><image:caption>People walk past buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 26, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/israeli-fire-kills-five-people-including-a-child-in-gaza-medics-say</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:50:42+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/08/f3b1ad35-c715-4a6c-b3cc-70f61e25160d/f3b1ad35-c715-4a6c-b3cc-70f61e25160d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israeli fire kills seven people, including two children, in Gaza, medics say</image:title><image:caption>A Palestinian woman stands amid debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on June 7, 2026. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/lebanon-s-aoun-says-expects-positive-outcomes-from-trump-meeting</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T18:26:34+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/17/d59bd073-73bb-45c9-9b00-60e6c41bd538/d59bd073-73bb-45c9-9b00-60e6c41bd538.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lebanon’s Aoun says expects positive outcomes from Trump meeting</image:title><image:caption>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/nato-allies-confirm-ironclad-commitment-to-collective-defense-in-summit-declaration</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:48:57+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/2f837600-0e43-4afa-9dfd-de90eaa67c36/2f837600-0e43-4afa-9dfd-de90eaa67c36.JPG</image:loc><image:title>NATO allies confirm ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense in summit declaration</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump looks at Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen as they attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/07/08/egypt-fa-criticizes-var-after-dramatic-world-cup-defeat-by-argentina</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:38:01+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/85651684-d9c0-461d-98c1-c3a277f7489f/85651684-d9c0-461d-98c1-c3a277f7489f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Egypt FA criticizes VAR after dramatic World Cup defeat by Argentina</image:title><image:caption>Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan is shown a yellow card by referee Francois Letexier during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 7, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/trump-admin-accused-of-sharing-iranian-asylum-seekers-data-with-tehran</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:32:14+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/27/0e482cb5-99ef-4d66-92a4-5f7f81c157f8/0e482cb5-99ef-4d66-92a4-5f7f81c157f8.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump admin accused of sharing Iranian Asylum seekers’ data with Tehran</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/erdogan-urges-nato-allies-to-lift-defense-industry-restrictions-at-summit</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:38:25+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/0c05f58d-8205-4d56-95bb-2f284c3bab3b/0c05f58d-8205-4d56-95bb-2f284c3bab3b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Erdogan urges NATO allies to lift defense industry restrictions at summit</image:title><image:caption>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a meeting with US President Donald Trump (unseen) at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/damaged-qatari-lng-tanker-awaits-salvage-after-strike-as-hormuz-risks-escalate</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:20:18+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/57789e41-e25a-4e41-9b06-c0a0e07ea868/57789e41-e25a-4e41-9b06-c0a0e07ea868.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Damaged Qatari LNG tanker awaits salvage after strike as Hormuz risks escalate</image:title><image:caption>A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/new-attacks-complicate-talks-to-end-iran-war-eu-s-kallas-says</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:16:19+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/28/a32a4dbd-8493-49e7-8277-3911ea6df8a7/a32a4dbd-8493-49e7-8277-3911ea6df8a7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>New attacks complicate talks to end Iran war, EU’s Kallas says</image:title><image:caption>European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. (File photo: AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/turkey-ready-to-help-demine-strait-of-hormuz-erdogan-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:08:04+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/2308d5a7-91e9-46f8-a6ca-2b37725dc946/2308d5a7-91e9-46f8-a6ca-2b37725dc946.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Turkey ready to help demine Strait of Hormuz: Erdogan</image:title><image:caption>Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/kremlin-says-it-hopes-turkey-can-get-ukraine-to-stop-attacking-gas-pipeline-infrastructure</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T16:21:27+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/18/b8832243-6d76-4387-a671-cb6a9c8fd0fb/b8832243-6d76-4387-a671-cb6a9c8fd0fb.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Kremlin says it hopes Turkey can get Ukraine to stop attacking gas pipeline infrastructure</image:title><image:caption>Thick plumes of smoke with flames rise from an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, June 18, 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/middle-east/2026/07/08/un-inquiry-urges-release-of-gaza-doctor-hussam-abu-safiya-held-by-israel-since-dec-2024</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T15:57:33+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/12/2183de1d-2eff-415d-81d7-aa690fcff5cf/2183de1d-2eff-415d-81d7-aa690fcff5cf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>UN inquiry urges release of Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya held by Israel since Dec. 2024</image:title><image:caption>Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/four-oil-and-gas-tankers-turn-back-from-hormuz-strait-after-vessel-attacks</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T15:31:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/24/ad6eb0b3-713f-43c3-a93f-2928031252aa/ad6eb0b3-713f-43c3-a93f-2928031252aa.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Four oil and gas tankers turn back from Hormuz strait after vessel attacks</image:title><image:caption>Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/hegseth-cancels-meeting-with-netanyahu-over-possible-sale-of-f35s-to-turkey-report</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T15:05:53+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/31/bdbc07d2-b606-4890-8b68-57680a580e53/bdbc07d2-b606-4890-8b68-57680a580e53.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Hegseth cancels meeting with Netanyahu over possible sale of F-35s to Turkey: Report</image:title><image:caption>US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Reuters: File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/ukraine-says-its-drones-hit-three-refineries-tankers-in-night-of-major-strikes</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:56:57+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/7a147331-94cb-4d95-9c4b-d1a8c098e86f/7a147331-94cb-4d95-9c4b-d1a8c098e86f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Ukraine says its drones hit three refineries, tankers, in night of major strikes</image:title><image:caption>Drone footage shows fire and smoke rising from, what the Rostov region Governor said, was an empty oil tanker, following Ukraine's overnight drone attacks on Russia, confirmed by the Ukrainian military, at a place given as the Sea of Azov, in this screengrab from a handout video released on July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/media/advertising-and-pr/2026/07/08/mms-signs-strategic-partnership-with-tiktok-to-become-official-ads-reseller-in-saudi</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T15:14:35+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/37d19e46-598a-4e76-8ea2-2371fe7173e3/37d19e46-598a-4e76-8ea2-2371fe7173e3.png</image:loc><image:title>MMS signs strategic partnership with TikTok to become official ads reseller in Saudi</image:title><image:caption>MMS announces partnership with TikTok. (Supplied)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/07/08/un-maritime-head-says-6000-seafarers-remain-stranded-in-gulf</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T15:25:32+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/16/33025fd7-b128-4182-be6d-a7dcb69a5904/33025fd7-b128-4182-be6d-a7dcb69a5904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>UN maritime head says 6,000 seafarers ‘remain stranded’ in Gulf</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, on June 16, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2026/07/08/three-takeaways-as-egypt-s-world-cup-dream-ends-in-heartbreak-against-argentina</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:10:34+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/d30956a4-3d90-41ac-b4c4-85adee9e4830/d30956a4-3d90-41ac-b4c4-85adee9e4830.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Three takeaways as Egypt’s World Cup dream ends in heartbreak against Argentina</image:title><image:caption>Egypt’s Mohamed Salah (10) walks off the pitch after the World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/syrian-president-arrives-in-ankara-for-talks-with-trump</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:04:51+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/02/04/b54964ca-2eba-46d2-9837-aee2fc85ac03/b54964ca-2eba-46d2-9837-aee2fc85ac03.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Syrian president arrives in Ankara for talks with Trump</image:title><image:caption>Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on February 4, 2025. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/07/08/saudi-bahri-says-vlcc-wedyan-involved-in-strait-of-hormuz-incident-vessel-and-crew-safe</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:02:15+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/07/429695d5-43c4-4214-a245-0bd59cfead22/429695d5-43c4-4214-a245-0bd59cfead22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saudi Bahri says VLCC Wedyan involved in Strait of Hormuz incident, vessel and crew safe</image:title><image:caption>Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (via AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/syria-says-damascus-blasts-killed-one-wounded-36</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:52:23+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/07/27946f4c-bd75-4b85-8a42-5d6019a87f64/27946f4c-bd75-4b85-8a42-5d6019a87f64.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Syria says Damascus blasts killed one, wounded 36</image:title><image:caption>Emergency personnel work as smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, in this screengrab obtained from a video, July 7, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/iran-state-media-says-member-of-irgc-killed-in-us-strikes-us-strikes-in-southwest-iran-on-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:31:02+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/28/fc4f05cf-44b4-4c43-a862-f40cc416f29f/fc4f05cf-44b4-4c43-a862-f40cc416f29f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>IRGC member killed in US strikes: State media </image:title><image:caption>An Iranian flag, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026. (via Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/business/energy/2026/07/08/oil-prices-five-percent-after-trump-says-iran-ceasefire-is-over</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:05:04+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/10/09/b8f897b3-5d60-4e4d-82aa-f428746eedf3/b8f897b3-5d60-4e4d-82aa-f428746eedf3.png</image:loc><image:title>Oil prices jump five percent after Trump says Iran ceasefire is over</image:title><image:caption>Oil pumps. (File photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/trump-says-interim-accord-with-iran-to-end-war-is-over-</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T13:49:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/191e0f17-9791-40fa-9d45-453cfdf40477/191e0f17-9791-40fa-9d45-453cfdf40477.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump says interim US-Iran ceasefire to end war is ‘over’ </image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary General on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/trump-says-he-ordered-cutting-off-all-trade-with-spain</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T14:32:23+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/13/fd186c1a-5594-4672-9771-c3173cae1d2f/fd186c1a-5594-4672-9771-c3173cae1d2f.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump says at NATO summit he has ordered cutoff of US trade with Spain</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/denmark-ready-to-defend-every-inch-of-nato-including-danish-kingdom-pm-says</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T12:04:46+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/01/22/1ae03a18-6b5a-4067-99cf-36f56d2c4d2b/1ae03a18-6b5a-4067-99cf-36f56d2c4d2b.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Denmark ready to defend ‘every inch of NATO,’ including Danish kingdom, PM says</image:title><image:caption>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/us-iran-trade-strikes-in-new-threat-to-ceasefire</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T11:56:57+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/24/b4cb1a5d-62aa-4c80-bdda-84d1d47a8271/b4cb1a5d-62aa-4c80-bdda-84d1d47a8271.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US, Iran trade strikes in new threat to ceasefire</image:title><image:caption>USA and Iran flag together on a cracked wall. (Stock illustration)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/07/08/eu-aviation-agency-tells-operators-to-avoid-iran-iraq-airspace-until-august-31</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T12:32:48+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/22/db16a750-c615-4a1d-80dd-d33badd8c985/db16a750-c615-4a1d-80dd-d33badd8c985.JPG</image:loc><image:title>EU aviation agency warns to avoid Iran, Iraq and Lebanon airspace until August 31</image:title><image:caption>An aircraft of German air carrier Lufthansa parks at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schoenefeld, Germany, April 21, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/07/08/russia-launches-third-air-attack-on-kyiv-in-a-week-officials-say</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T11:33:46+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/07/08/dc7cada8-49e7-446f-a415-1dbb77f96fe8/dc7cada8-49e7-446f-a415-1dbb77f96fe8.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Russia launches third air attack on Kyiv in a week, officials say</image:title><image:caption>Firefighters work at the site of food and drink warehouses hit by an overnight Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 8, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url></urlset>