Israel mobile operator Partner cuts last ties with Orange

By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli mobile phone operator Partner Communications cut its final ties with French telecoms group Orange on Tuesday, launching a new brand eight months after a public row between the two companies. Partner, which had a license to operate under the name Orange since its inception in 1997, ago, will now use "Partner" as its brand and replaced its orange logo with a turquoise one. Israel protested to France after Orange Chief Executive Stephane Richard said last