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French antitrust regulator to review Orange, Iliad and Bouygues bid for SFR

France’s competition authority is set to examine a €20.35 billion ($23.24 billion) joint offer from Orange, Iliad and Bouygues to acquire telecom operator SFR, according to sources familiar with the matter. The review places one of the biggest potential transactions in the European telecommunications......

Netanyahu government challenges Supreme Court order, reigniting Israel’s judicial crisis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has signaled it may resist a Supreme Court order concerning a media regulatory body, reopening a politically sensitive dispute over judicial authority that has previously destabilized Israel’s domestic politics. The confrontation comes as tensions......

U.S. closes investigation into 695,000 Tesla vehicles after sharp decline in unexpected braking reports

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its preliminary investigation into approximately 695,000 Tesla vehicles after concluding that reports of unexpected deceleration had fallen significantly and posed a low demonstrated safety risk. The inquiry, launched in 2022,......

India appoints new aviation regulator chief after challenging year

India has appointed a new head of its civil aviation regulator following a difficult period for the country’s airline industry. The government selected senior official Vir Vikram Yadav to lead the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), as part of a broader administrative reshuffle. The......

Capital Market Fundraising Slows in Early 2022

Morocco's capital markets saw a slight decline in fundraising during the first four months of the year, according to data released by the country's markets regulator. Total funds raised from January through April reached 33.09 billion dirhams (US$ 3.3 billion), a decrease of around 450 million......