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Editor's Note — David Allan, editorial director for Features at CNN, has been a vegetarian for more than 25 years and Star Wars fan for 40 years. This is the first time those two priorities have intersected. The views expressed here about Disney's plant-based options are his own. Orlando, Florida (CNN) — The self-described "happiest place on Earth" is getting increasingly...

Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's leader for about 30 years, has passed away at the age of 91. State television on Tuesday said Mubarak, who was overthrown following a popular uprising in 2011, died at a Cairo hospital where he had undergone an unspecified surgery. More: Obituary: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's longest-serving president Egypt: Court upholds Mubarak and sons' corruption convictions Mubarak walks free...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to build 3,500 new illegal settler homes in the strategically sensitive E1 region of the occupied West Bank. The announcement on Tuesday came a week ahead of Israel's general election - the third in less than 12 months - and is the latest in a string of promises to expand illegal Jewish settlements as the right-wing prime minister also...

A Saudi criminal court has sentenced one citizen to death and seven others to prison on charges of treason and spying for Iran, state television reported. The Saudi national sentenced to death was accused of "betraying his country and offering intelligence to Iran", Al-Ekhbariya television said on Twitter on Tuesday. Seven others were sentenced to a total jail term of 58...

Hezbollah on Tuesday spoke out against the International Monetary Fund managing Lebanon's financial crisis but said it does not oppose the country seeking the IMF's advice. "We will not accept submitting to tools ... meaning we do not accept submitting to the International Monetary Fund to manage the crisis," Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said. "Yes, there is nothing to...

The coronavirus is spreading in Europe, the Middle East and other parts of the world, even as parts of China begin to lower their emergency response level as the number of new cases reported there continues to slow. More deaths have been reported in Italy, while South Korea on Wednesday said an 11th person had died of the disease there. The...

A postal blockage against Qatar has ended with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt restoring services after mail links were severed in 2017 as part of a campaign to isolate Doha, the UN postal agency said. The restoration of postal services is a small step towards normalisation as talks to resolve the wider rift have stalled, Qatar said earlier this month,...

American Airlines Group Inc. set the stage for possible flights to the Middle East after it set aside a long-running quarrel with Qatar Airways to revive a suspended marketing pact. The two airlines will seek U.S. regulatory approval to reinstate a codeshare agreement that ended in 2017 amid a dispute initiated by the three largest U.S. carriers over government subsidies...

Chopard, along with partner Alfardan, has unveiled the Alpine Eagle collection at an exclusive event yesterday in the Chopard booth at the 17th edition of Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition (DJWE). “As always, we bring novelties to the Doha exhibition, most of all the new Alpine Eagle sports chic timepiece collection, which is his and hers, it comes in...

Qatar and the United Nations yesterday signed a declaration of intent to establish the United Nations judicial integrity centre for research and training in Doha, on the sidelines of the second high-level meeting of the Global Judicial Integrity Network held at the Sheraton Doha Hotel. The declaration intent was signed by HE the President of the Court of Cassation and...

Biryab Festival, the “first-of-its-kind” mega event for biryanis and kebabs, will begin at Al Bidda Park today. Running until March 7, the festival will be open to the public from 12 noon until midnight daily. “The event serves as an exceptional venue for biryani and kebab lovers to indulge in the authentic biryani and kebab dishes from over 25 restaurants and...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has received a written message from HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, pertaining to bilateral relations and means of supporting and developing them. The message was handed by Qatar’s ambassador to Pakistan Saqr bin Mubarak al-Mansouri during his meeting...

Failure to establish a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction based on the 1995 resolution will increase tension, instability and hinder the attainment of peace and the path to sustainable development in the region, HE the Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah Rashid AlKhater, said yesterday. Delivering...

A top official of renowned French jewellery maker Boucheron has praised Qatari women’s passion for high jewellery and lauded them for their love for creative pieces. Claire Choisne, creative director of Boucheron, who is on her maiden visit to Qatar and the region to take part in the ongoing Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition (DJWE) 2020 under the umbrella...