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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/05/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-man-in-west-bank</loc><lastmod>2026-06-05T11:57:41+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/08/27/bcef2e56-3af0-4185-b7d4-df24b07000a7/bcef2e56-3af0-4185-b7d4-df24b07000a7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank</image:title><image:caption>Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank on August 26, 2025. 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(AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/04/zelenskyy-in-open-letter-to-putin-proposes-facetoface-meeting</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T23:50:42+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/23/7484708f-fa5d-4fb1-9108-9f705d6e69f0/7484708f-fa5d-4fb1-9108-9f705d6e69f0.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Zelenskyy, in open letter to Putin, proposes face-to-face meeting</image:title><image:caption>Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for a meeting with Putin, saying only face-to-face talks will yield an agreement on territory. 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(AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/04/saudi-crown-prince-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-bahrain-in-call-with-king-hamad</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T18:59:39+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/02/25/990f1be5-e088-445f-a41f-70a41f81d41a/990f1be5-e088-445f-a41f-70a41f81d41a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saudi Crown Prince condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain in call with King Hamad</image:title><image:caption>MBS reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s “full support and solidarity” with Bahrain and its backing for any measures it takes to “defend its security and stability.” (File photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/04/former-trump-adviser-bolton-reaches-plea-deal-over-mishandling-classified-documents</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T18:46:30+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/01/22/72c855d4-7263-4f37-b65a-e471a7d520c9/72c855d4-7263-4f37-b65a-e471a7d520c9.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Former Trump adviser Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling classified documents</image:title><image:caption>Former US national security advisor John Bolton adjusts his glasses during his lecture at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, US on February 17, 2020. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/un-nuclear-watchdog-concerned-by-lack-of-access-to-iran-sites</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T19:44:56+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/08/04/2f8490a8-2320-4c7d-a3b2-9a861b4c79f5/2f8490a8-2320-4c7d-a3b2-9a861b4c79f5.JPG</image:loc><image:title>UN nuclear watchdog raises ‘proliferation’ fears over Iran sites</image:title><image:caption>Prior to US strikes in June 2025, the IAEA calculated that Iran possessed approximately 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, which is close to the 90 percent needed to make a bomb. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/business/aviation-and-transport/2026/06/04/several-injured-in-boeing-787-nosegear-collapse-in-frankfurt</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T20:17:11+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/93b75770-aa68-40b4-ab76-60c39a404a18/93b75770-aa68-40b4-ab76-60c39a404a18.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Several injured in Boeing 787 nose-gear collapse in Frankfurt</image:title><image:caption>A Lufthansa Boeing is surrounded by ambulances after several staff members were injured when the nose gear of a Boeing BA.N 787 jetliner unexpectedly collapsed at a gate at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, June 4, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/04/a-fire-at-a-nursing-home-in-sri-lanka-kills-12-people</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T17:05:28+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/373f7bab-8878-4ad2-bc0f-0ec171353d73/373f7bab-8878-4ad2-bc0f-0ec171353d73.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people</image:title><image:caption>A Sri Lankan police officer inspects a charred elderly care home following an overnight fire in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/04/saudi-energy-minister-says-world-needs-energy-sector-stabilisation</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T20:01:07+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/6dfa0f08-8fda-46f4-aee6-d9c53e2cb216/6dfa0f08-8fda-46f4-aee6-d9c53e2cb216.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saudi energy minister, on Russia visit, calls for stable energy sector</image:title><image:caption>Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman attends the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 4, 2026. 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(AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/lebanese-president-says-ceasefire-may-come-into-effect-within-a-day-of-parties-approval</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T15:28:57+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/09/aaac5452-478a-4713-b2a3-1733f6caa51b/aaac5452-478a-4713-b2a3-1733f6caa51b.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Lebanese President says ceasefire may come into effect within a day of parties’ approval</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/middle-east/2026/06/04/iran-s-khamenei-says-us-israel-aim-to-sow-division-after-war-defeat</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T13:29:33+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/20/8ca3ae21-acd7-42c8-a8de-93f753317f54/8ca3ae21-acd7-42c8-a8de-93f753317f54.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran’s Khamenei says US, Israel aim to sow ‘division’ after war defeat</image:title><image:caption>Iran’s Supreme Leader. 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(File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/usiran-deal-in-final-stages-but-frozen-funds-mechanism-remains-key-hurdle-source</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T12:36:18+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>US-Iran deal in final stages but frozen funds mechanism remains key hurdle: Source</image:title><image:caption>US and Iranian flags. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/un-force-says-peacekeeper-killed-in-south-lebanon</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T13:47:37+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/02/c6762c96-e783-4f4d-96d8-842c146bc8f4/c6762c96-e783-4f4d-96d8-842c146bc8f4.JPG</image:loc><image:title>UN peacekeeper from Serbia killed in south Lebanon</image:title><image:caption>A UNIFIL vehicle at the site after an Israeli strike severed the last remaining bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon April 16, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/06/04/science-diplomacy-how-knowledge-became-a-tool-of-soft-power</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T12:26:43+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/10/10/fbeb58cd-f036-42f3-8017-98b8e6f9cc0a/fbeb58cd-f036-42f3-8017-98b8e6f9cc0a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Science diplomacy: How knowledge became a tool of soft power</image:title><image:caption>How knowledge became a tool of soft power. (File photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/israel-to-continue-operations-in-lebanon-for-now-despite-ceasefire-defense-minister-says</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T11:48:18+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/21/eab150ff-9e90-4e65-95e5-13722456db02/eab150ff-9e90-4e65-95e5-13722456db02.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israel to continue operations in Lebanon for now despite ceasefire, defense minister says</image:title><image:caption>Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz talks during a meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens on January 20, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/04/top-us-general-visits-venezuela-five-months-after-maduro-ouster</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T10:24:32+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/f2f89056-1c8c-4b84-9771-331b2ff063f5/f2f89056-1c8c-4b84-9771-331b2ff063f5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Top US general visits Venezuela five months after Maduro ouster</image:title><image:caption>This photo released by the Public Affairs office of the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff via DVIDS on June 3, 2026, shows the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Top US general Dan Caine visited Venezuela. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/04/us-boat-strike-kills-two-on-alleged-drugsmuggling-vessels</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T10:08:59+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 boat strike kills two on alleged drug-smuggling vessels</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-traficking routes on January 23, 2026 in international waters. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/04/north-korea-s-kim-vows-exponential-boost-in-nuclear-forces</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:56:38+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/28/d3f2c107-98a9-4568-9f74-4d33c43efa45/d3f2c107-98a9-4568-9f74-4d33c43efa45.JPG</image:loc><image:title>North Korea’s Kim vows ‘exponential’ boost in nuclear forces</image:title><image:caption>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting in Pyongyang on February 23, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/04/china-bans-new-zealand-lawmakers-over-taiwan-trip</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T09:50:17+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/a33a9f84-3db8-4d26-8a8c-0771defc304e/a33a9f84-3db8-4d26-8a8c-0771defc304e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>China bans New Zealand lawmakers over Taiwan trip</image:title><image:caption>This handout photo taken on May 4, 2026 from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows New Zealand lawmakers Maureen Pugh (C), Duncan Webb (3rd R), Laura McClure (3rd L) and David Wilson (2nd R) posing for a group photo at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/04/ukraine-strikes-kill-three-in-russiaannexed-crimea</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T11:42:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/28/7c2ee008-f94a-4059-b8da-ed22c1f4acf8/7c2ee008-f94a-4059-b8da-ed22c1f4acf8.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Ukrainian strikes kill four in Crimea, Russian officials say</image:title><image:caption>Smoke rises from the direction of the Tuapse Refinery, after what authorities said was a drone strike, in Tuapse, Krasnodar Region, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on April 28, 2026. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/lebanon-state-media-says-israel-strike-kills-paramedic</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T15:42:12+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 strikes Lebanon after ‘last chance’ truce announcement</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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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/us-house-votes-for-measure-that-would-end-iran-war-in-blow-to-trump</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T01:52:02+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/5c1db00e-9dda-409a-bbed-83a08709beb5/5c1db00e-9dda-409a-bbed-83a08709beb5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US House votes for measure that would end Iran war, in blow to Trump</image:title><image:caption>The US Capitol, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/04/trump-says-of-iran-s-enriched-uranium-we-will-get-it-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-04T01:16:08+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/04/75703d0a-0a79-4ba6-9c65-08727aa1737a/75703d0a-0a79-4ba6-9c65-08727aa1737a.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump says US will get Iran’s enriched uranium, wants to decouple Lebanon war from talks</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office, June 3, 2026. 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(Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/03/saudi-foreign-minister-meets-iaea-chief-in-riyadh</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T23:18:40+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/631215ee-e9b0-4041-953f-c8f62e1abfaa/631215ee-e9b0-4041-953f-c8f62e1abfaa.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saudi foreign minister meets IAEA chief in Riyadh</image:title><image:caption>Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Riyadh on June 3, 2026. (Saudi foreign ministry)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/iran-attacks-kuwait-us-strikes-near-hormuz-as-diplomacy-stalls</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T21:35:15+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/9e6f0c84-e2e6-40f8-8328-7711223a7d1a/9e6f0c84-e2e6-40f8-8328-7711223a7d1a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran attacks Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz as diplomacy stalls</image:title><image:caption>This handout photo provided by the Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) on June 3, 2026 shows Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Abdullah al-Sabah (2R) inspecting the damaged airport after an Iranian attack, in Kuwait City. (Via AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/enriched-uranium-key-issue-in-iran-talks-no-deal-yet-rubio</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T21:38:41+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/b44323d9-1660-4d1b-ad79-d2cdc4b5f9b8/b44323d9-1660-4d1b-ad79-d2cdc4b5f9b8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Enriched uranium key issue in Iran talks, no deal yet: Rubio</image:title><image:caption>Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing, June 3, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/israeli-strikes-kill-three-people-in-gaza-as-truce-talks-stall</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T21:10:19+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/bd0d2180-85fc-4c0e-91fa-6f69041a4a1b/bd0d2180-85fc-4c0e-91fa-6f69041a4a1b.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, as truce talks stall</image:title><image:caption>Palestinians inspect a destroyed vehicle at the site of an Israeli strike, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on June 2, 2026. (Reuters)              </image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/rubio-says-he-hopes-lebanonisraeli-meeting-will-produce-action-plan</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T19:04:11+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/267ee491-ab38-43c6-b51c-1b4c969bdd74/267ee491-ab38-43c6-b51c-1b4c969bdd74.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Rubio says he hopes Lebanon-Israeli meeting will produce action plan</image:title><image:caption>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies at a US House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 3, 2026. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/netanyahu-says-iran-weakened-but-it-s-not-over</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:15:15+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/08/9aaf7def-3dc2-4572-9b59-5acfc4cf2063/9aaf7def-3dc2-4572-9b59-5acfc4cf2063.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says both agree on disarming Hezbollah</image:title><image:caption>Netanyahu said he and Trump were on the same page when it came to tackling Hezbollah. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/kremlin-says-former-german-chancellor-schroeder-is-visiting-russia-state-media-reports</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:52:18+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2022/08/03/b50bccc3-7a9d-45d4-aad4-180e403cb631/b50bccc3-7a9d-45d4-aad4-180e403cb631.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kremlin says former German chancellor Schroeder is visiting Russia, state media reports</image:title><image:caption>Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/06/03/india-condemns-kuwait-airport-attack-says-one-citizen-dead</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:37:02+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/02/07/73c2a05e-07c2-425b-b6d8-a4b7caca019f/73c2a05e-07c2-425b-b6d8-a4b7caca019f.jpg</image:loc><image:title>India condemns Kuwait airport attack, says one citizen dead</image:title><image:caption>India’s foreign ministry condemns an Iranian attack on Kuwait’s airport. (File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/trump-says-he-would-like-to-meet-iran-s-mojtaba-khamenei</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:19:48+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/06/ecd9a5ef-ae9f-420d-b260-b2480031ed34/ecd9a5ef-ae9f-420d-b260-b2480031ed34.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump says he ‘would like to meet’ Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei</image:title><image:caption>Trump said that Khamenei was “involved, absolutely” when asked about the Iranian cleric’s health. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/lebanon-launches-safety-audit-of-middle-east-airlines-amid-pilot-groups-complaints</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T18:00:59+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2021/11/30/b75a08ac-d6e2-4a1c-b86b-098824a6d248/b75a08ac-d6e2-4a1c-b86b-098824a6d248.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Lebanon launches safety audit of Middle East Airlines amid pilot groups’ complaints</image:title><image:caption>A Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane at Beirut international airport. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/israel-plans-big-west-bank-settlement-push-many-see-as-illegal</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T16:55:17+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>Israel plans big West Bank settlement push many see as illegal</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. (File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/us-expects-allies-to-provide-more-aircraft-ships-for-nato-s-defense</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:16:26+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/08/20/7241c3da-52bc-4db9-8b6c-ba4591de8886/7241c3da-52bc-4db9-8b6c-ba4591de8886.JPG</image:loc><image:title>US expects allies to provide more aircraft, ships for NATO’s defense</image:title><image:caption>Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets fly alongside an aircraft simulating aerial interceptions, during a media day illustrating how NATO Air Policing safeguards the Allies' airspace in the northern and northeastern region of the Alliance, July 4, 2023. (File Photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/israel-detains-palestinian-national-football-player</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T16:12:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/7dab3641-0a21-41a4-b09b-74d4e77baa19/7dab3641-0a21-41a4-b09b-74d4e77baa19.png</image:loc><image:title>Israel detains Palestinian national football player</image:title><image:caption>Palestinian national football team player Rand Halawani. (X)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/03/trump-says-vance-and-rubio-teaming-up-for-2028-run-would-be-unbeatable</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T16:34:09+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/02/05/7a3a2224-caeb-43b2-9bf8-b4dd48f78d23/7a3a2224-caeb-43b2-9bf8-b4dd48f78d23.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump says Vance and Rubio teaming up for 2028 run would be unbeatable</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 9, 2026. (Reuters: File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/webtv/programs/counterpoints/2026/06/03/-iran-should-give-its-uranium-to-china-retired-chinese-army-colonel-zhou-bo</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T15:28:53+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/02/081e6e56-35e2-4817-a11a-1017c3505e82/081e6e56-35e2-4817-a11a-1017c3505e82.jpg</image:loc><image:title>‘Iran should give its uranium to China’: Retired Chinese army colonel Zhou Bo</image:title><image:caption/></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/webtv/programs/gnt/2026/06/03/trump-reportedly-calls-netanyahu-crazy-pushes-israeli-leader-to-back-down-on-beirut</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T15:26:16+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/4809a85b-0a9c-40eb-a867-ffeb2916b45d/4809a85b-0a9c-40eb-a867-ffeb2916b45d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump reportedly calls Netanyahu ‘crazy,’ pushes Israeli leader to back down on Beirut</image:title><image:caption/></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/webtv/programs/w-news/2026/06/03/fake-news-trump-on-halted-usiran-peace-talks</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T15:21:45+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/02/2b899afd-cf89-436d-be82-5fd3489436a8/2b899afd-cf89-436d-be82-5fd3489436a8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fake News: Trump on halted US-Iran peace talks</image:title><image:caption/></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/06/03/saudi-arabia-condemns-iran-s-attacks-on-kuwait-bahrain</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T15:23:31+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 Iran’s attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain</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/webtv/programs/w-news/2026/06/03/have-israel-and-the-us-orchestrated-trumpnetanyahu-bustup</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T15:10:36+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/02/cdaf4cee-22cf-4053-8596-33c4f29e8fe1/cdaf4cee-22cf-4053-8596-33c4f29e8fe1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Have Israel and the US orchestrated Trump-Netanyahu bust-up?</image:title><image:caption/></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/trump-confirms-he-called-netanyahu-crazy-in-phone-call</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:03:26+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/10/13/dad76c02-a66b-45b9-90af-5098c667df89/dad76c02-a66b-45b9-90af-5098c667df89.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy in phone call</image:title><image:caption>Trump bristled when asked if Netanyahu “tricked” him into attacking Iran, saying his critics were “the enemy.” (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/eu-diplomatic-arm-proposed-naval-mission-in-clearing-strait-of-hormuz-document-shows</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:18:50+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/30/b5022a85-49e1-4df0-9bd2-7b7a98cf48c2/b5022a85-49e1-4df0-9bd2-7b7a98cf48c2.JPG</image:loc><image:title>EU diplomatic arm proposed naval mission in clearing Strait of Hormuz: Document </image:title><image:caption>Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 30, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/norwegian-teen-hired-by-swedish-group-used-by-iran-planned-uk-murder-london-court-told</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T14:28:52+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/03/10/1af3c709-3222-4aff-9b08-a9efb3b80be3/1af3c709-3222-4aff-9b08-a9efb3b80be3.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Norwegian teen, hired by Swedish group used by Iran, planned UK murder, London court told</image:title><image:caption>A view of Tower Bridge from The Monument in London, Britain, February 11, 2025. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/army-says-intercepts-hostile-aircraft-from-lebanon-inside-israeli-territory</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:27:03+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/27/927209c1-6c47-4c0e-baae-3b08a7eac610/927209c1-6c47-4c0e-baae-3b08a7eac610.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Israel says Hezbollah launched rockets, testing US-mediated deal</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. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/06/03/one-killed-in-iranian-attack-on-kuwait-foreign-ministry</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T18:32:40+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2022/02/09/0c7f0aa7-c217-493f-a8f8-ad9a0cf3d76a/0c7f0aa7-c217-493f-a8f8-ad9a0cf3d76a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kuwait says Iranian attack kills one; military engages 13 missiles and 17 drones</image:title><image:caption> The attack marked a major escalation for Kuwait, which had experienced relative calm since a ceasefire in the Iran war took effect on April 8. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/spanish-hotel-chain-melia-exits-cuba-over-economic-and-geopolitical-strains</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T12:58:51+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/486ea4fb-7494-41d4-832c-d63c4ea18ccf/486ea4fb-7494-41d4-832c-d63c4ea18ccf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spanish hotel chain Melia exits Cuba over economic and geopolitical strains</image:title><image:caption>View of the Havana waterfront with Iberostart Selection hotel (C, left) and Habana Libre Melia hotel (C, right) in Havana, on June 2, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-on-unannounced-visit-ukraine</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T18:39:05+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/05/627afbde-c0c6-4e45-808a-89d8640ce465/627afbde-c0c6-4e45-808a-89d8640ce465.JPG</image:loc><image:title>NATO chief in Kyiv says Russia ‘increasingly desperate’</image:title><image:caption>NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacts during a one-on-one interview with Reuters on the Iran crisis and Ukraine war, at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 5, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2026/06/03/trump-saved-beirut-not-hezbollah</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T12:32:36+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/02/b1b3f6d6-c47a-49e5-a052-d782168406af/b1b3f6d6-c47a-49e5-a052-d782168406af.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Trump saved Beirut, not Hezbollah</image:title><image:caption>US President Donald Trump. (File photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/iran-condemns-us-attacks-says-reserves-right-to-selfdefense-</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T12:41:32+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 says US attacks violate ceasefire, vows self-defense</image:title><image:caption>An Iranian flag, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/lebanon-state-media-reports-israeli-strike-on-vehicle-near-beirut</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:37:16+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/27bae88a-cddf-4d02-94c3-c4b00f4acfc8/27bae88a-cddf-4d02-94c3-c4b00f4acfc8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lebanon says at least nine dead as Israel pounds south, strikes near Beirut</image:title><image:caption>A photograph shows the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in the Burj al-Chamali area near the southern city of Tyre, on June 2, 2026. (AFP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/new-delhi-building-fire-kills-at-least-four</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T11:57:43+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/10a041fa-1a8f-45b7-8598-35e8bfc4116c/10a041fa-1a8f-45b7-8598-35e8bfc4116c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21, police say</image:title><image:caption>Local people rescue a foreign national from a hotel fire in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/oecd-cuts-2026-global-growth-forecasts-over-mideast-war-fallout</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T11:31:31+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/03/13/5be53b2e-a84e-4202-a553-3827cc69c245/5be53b2e-a84e-4202-a553-3827cc69c245.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>OECD cuts 2026 global growth forecasts over Mideast war fallout</image:title><image:caption>Global economic growth is now forecast to reach 2.8 percent this year if Gulf exports of oil and gas return to pre-conflict levels in the third quarter. (File Photo)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/ukraine-drones-hit-saint-petersburg-as-flagship-economic-forum-opens</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T17:31:44+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/82992015-85eb-4a66-8b7d-64590ccf7503/82992015-85eb-4a66-8b7d-64590ccf7503.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Ukraine drones hit Saint Petersburg as flagship economic forum opens</image:title><image:caption>Heavy smoke billows towards the direction of Kirovsky district, as seen from central St Petersburg, Russia June 3, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from social media video. (Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2026/06/03/us-proposes-new-tariffs-over-failure-to-act-on-forced-labor</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T10:24:29+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/04/03/8aee19db-c7ff-4a40-993e-0e979d84fd9d/8aee19db-c7ff-4a40-993e-0e979d84fd9d.JPG</image:loc><image:title>US proposes new tariffs over failure to act on forced labor</image:title><image:caption> A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Flag and word Tariffs are seen in this illustration taken, April 2, 2025. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/06/03/kuwait-reports-injuries-suspends-flights-after-iranian-attack-state-news-agency-says</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T12:37:25+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/b08a685e-aa9d-427e-a189-e28503be9b06/b08a685e-aa9d-427e-a189-e28503be9b06.png</image:loc><image:title>Kuwait reports injuries, suspends flights after Iranian attack, state news agency says</image:title><image:caption>Damage at Kuwait International Airport following Iranian strikes. (X)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/drone-strike-kills-seven-on-bus-in-russiaheld-eastern-ukraine-authorities</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T09:59:11+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/07/0f556a1f-d6f5-4720-a499-c16925fa8698/0f556a1f-d6f5-4720-a499-c16925fa8698.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Drone strike kills seven on bus in Russia-held eastern Ukraine: Authorities</image:title><image:caption>Smoke and fire rise from destroyed vehicles at the site of a Russian airstrike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 5, 2026.  (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/trump-endorses-colombian-presidential-candidate-de-la-espriella</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T09:49:25+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/efd05ef4-8c23-4ff1-b539-8edaccbcfaf5/efd05ef4-8c23-4ff1-b539-8edaccbcfaf5.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Trump endorses Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella</image:title><image:caption>Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo De La Espriella of the political movement Defenders of the Homeland gestures as he addresses supporters after the results of the first round of the presidential election, in Barranquilla, Colombia May 31, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/03/russia-repels-drone-attack-over-leningrad-region-as-economic-forum-kicks-off</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T09:39:34+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/03/193f3243-6cf2-4b9e-8acf-5995696d2830/193f3243-6cf2-4b9e-8acf-5995696d2830.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Russia repels drone attack over Leningrad region as economic forum kicks off</image:title><image:caption>A general view shows Nevsky Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare, in central Saint Petersburg, Russia September 21, 2022. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/03/us-military-says-it-has-defeated-iran-missile-drone-attacks-in-gulf</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T09:26:21+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/05/08/68e63f24-c39d-47a6-94b4-1c55d32022d4/68e63f24-c39d-47a6-94b4-1c55d32022d4.JPG</image:loc><image:title>US military says it has ‘defeated’ Iran missile, drone attacks in Gulf</image:title><image:caption>CENTCOM (US Central Command) logo and Strait of Hormuz map are seen in this illustration taken April 15, 2026. (File photo: Reuters)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/02/us-treasury-issues-new-iran-sanctions-targeting-crypto-exchanges</loc><lastmod>2026-06-02T23:40:22+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/04/28/ac5d0a27-2992-43c7-bc61-9ce8237530a0/ac5d0a27-2992-43c7-bc61-9ce8237530a0.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US Treasury issues new Iran sanctions targeting crypto exchanges</image:title><image:caption>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies at the Capitol, April 22, 2026. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/06/02/uae-nuclear-plant-attackers-knew-what-they-were-doing-iaea-chief</loc><lastmod>2026-06-02T23:36:40+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/10/30/1c9e3e8a-e18b-4a2c-af46-1b89bea188a3/1c9e3e8a-e18b-4a2c-af46-1b89bea188a3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>UAE nuclear plant attackers ‘knew what they were doing’: IAEA chief</image:title><image:caption>International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi is interviewed at United Nations headquarters, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/02/two-iranbacked-iraqi-militias-to-begin-handing-over-weapons-to-authorities</loc><lastmod>2026-06-02T22:57:48+04:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/02/66401a84-ad49-4154-94a2-a0c9a4e266af/66401a84-ad49-4154-94a2-a0c9a4e266af.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Two Iran-backed Iraqi militias to begin handing over weapons to authorities</image:title><image:caption>One of the groups, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, said it had formed a committee to oversee the move, inventory its fighters, weapons and equipment, and coordinate with the commander-in-chief of Iraq’s armed forces. (AP)</image:caption></image:image><changefreq>hourly</changefreq></url></urlset>