Stranded by war, Doha's cruise passengers hit the road for flights home

"Eight days we are here in Doha and it's enough. We want to go home," Meral, 47, who lives near Dusseldorf told AFP as she and her partner Hussein, 52, wheeled their bags to a waiting private car to speed them to Saudi Arabia. Their vessel, the Mein Schiff 5, and another, The Celestyal Journey -- two towering, multi-story cruise ships -- have been anchored at Doha's Mina port since Iran launched a retaliatory missile and drone campaign against Gulf neighbours following US-Israeli strikes. The war has spread to the otherwise stable Gulf...