July 9, 2004 (Friday)
- In its advisory opinion asked for by the United Nations General Assembly the International Court of Justice states that the Israeli West Bank barrier is illegal and calls for the General Assembly and the Security Council to remedy the situation. (New Straits Times)[permanent dead link] (NZZ) (BBC)
- The final report of the US Senate Intelligence Committee states that the Central Intelligence Agency described the danger presented by weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in an unreasonable way, largely unsupported by the available intelligence. (BBC)
- Ahmed Nazif is appointed the new Prime Minister of Egypt after the resignation of previous Prime Minister Atef Obeid and his entire cabinet. (BBC)