Day: July 17, 2026

Qatar has reportedly blocked a proposed partnership between Volkswagen and Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to manufacture components for the Iron Dome missile-defense system at Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant in Germany.

The Qatar Investment Authority, which owns 10.4% of Volkswagen and controls about 17% of its voting rights, opposed the deal because the partner was an Israeli company.

The project could have helped save around 2,300 jobs at the Osnabrück factory, where vehicle production is scheduled to end in 2027. Volkswagen confirmed that its Qatari shareholder blocked the proposed cooperation and said it is now exploring alternative partnerships for the site.

A separate $4.2 billion plan for German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli shipping company ZIM is also unlikely to proceed. In that case, Israeli officials opposed the sale, arguing it could put a strategically important national asset at risk during a national emergency. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the sale “would not protect Israel’s security interests.”

Hapag-Lloyd has significant Gulf state shareholders: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund owns 12.3%, and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund owns 10.2%.

Iranian state media and local authorities report that five bridges in Hormozgan Province were struck in the latest US attacks on southern Iran.

According to Hormozgan Governorate officials, in addition to the earlier attack on Kahurestan Bridge, four more bridges in Khamir County were targeted:

1)Gariyeh Bridge on the Bandar Abbas–Khamir–Lar route

2)The bridge after Latidan village (Kolmetli) on the return route from Bandar Abbas to Khamir and Lar

3)Two bridges on the Kahurestan–Lar route

4)A half built bridge on the Bandar Khamir–Keshar–Bandar Abbas axis

5)The bridge in Maroo village, Khamir County

Authorities have urged residents to avoid travel on the affected roads and nearby areas to keep routes clear for emergency and security teams.

FBI dan Secret Service AS memeriksa uang asing yang disita dalam kasus dugaan korupsi eks Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah.

#FebrieAdriansyah  #FBI  #SecretService  #Korupsi  #NewsUpdate

@osintsean just deleted his weak attempt at coming at  @feddyslop.

Then he blocked me because  @osintsean has a small 🍆…
How embarrassing.. Next time you should make sure you know who you’re dealing with… oh wait.. aren’t you OSINT?? Must not be very good at it….