July 11th, 2026 - 10:06 GMT
ALBAWABA — Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has reportedly vetoed a proposed partnership between Volkswagen and Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to make components for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system at a Volkswagen factory in Germany. Bild tabloid in Germany said authorities from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) were against the project. QIA owns more than 10% of Volkswagen’s shares and over 17% of the company’s voting rights ...
![Trump announced last week he would take Sudan, which the US designated as a state sponsor of terrorism in 1993, off the list once it had deposited $335m it had pledged to pay in compensation for the Kenya and Tanzania bombings [File: Sudan's Foreign Media Council/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/2020-12/sadada.PNG?h=78975078&itok=SOo3BXzK "Trump announced last week he would take Sudan, which the US designated as a state sponsor of terrorism in 1993, off the list once it had deposited $335m it had pledged to pay in compensation for the Kenya and Tanzania bombings [File: Sudan's Foreign Media Council/AFP]")
