HH the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, yesterday received a verbal message from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, dealing with co-operation between the two countries and issues of mutual interest.

A Swiss pilot aiming to become the first person to complete an intercontinental crossing using a jet-powered wing has been forced to ditch into the sea.

It takes more than 20 pounds of raw wool and 60 days of handwork to fashion one of Morocco's famous carpets.

Jacqueline Bishop, showing off a couple of her quilts. - Contributed Jamaican-born writer and teacher Jacqueline Bishop's philosophy is that great writing can be taught.

The Capitol of Morocco bounced between Rabat, Fez, Marrakesh and Meknes over the centuries, each new Sultan making his selection as best suited his defensive strategy, political organization and entertainment agenda.

On the 10th anniversary of Paul Bowles's death, Paul Theroux remembers the writer and traveller who set him on his way Paul Theroux Paul Bowles in 1947.

Riad Fes in the Douh quarter of the Fez medina has recently been accepted into the worldwide, prestigious Relais & Chateaux collection of the world's finest restaurants and hotels.

Moroccan carpets are prized for their beauty and can fetch hundreds of dollars in stores.

Morocco's first Six Senses Spa is set to create a new benchmark of luxury and wellness in the region by combining contemporary Moroccan architecture and cutting-edge spa design with unique and enriching wellness experiences designed to balance the senses.

The UK's largest airline, easyJet, this month launched a weekly schedule of six daily flights between London and Tel Aviv.

The foreign language department at Tech is offering a class in the spring that will travel to Morocco.

There will almost certainly be very little news to share from there, however, so things will be quiet.

Marriott announced the signing of five hotels for its newly established Middle East & Africa Region, including its first properties in Algeria, Ghana and Morocco.

The State of Monaco has emerged as the unlikely backer of a new drive to brand Morocco as the next big second-home destination for the rich and famous.

In the light of the setting sun, everything is pink: the buildings, the soil and in the distance, a backdrop of the Atlas mountains, which carry a mantle of snow.

Facing criticism from Arab leaders, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tempered praise of Israela s offer to restrict West Bank settlements and announced a sudden trip to Egypt to confer with President Hosni Mubarak about the stalled Mideast peace process.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses at the 6th edition of the Forum for the Future in Marrakesh Nov.

Morocco on Wednesday ordered the immediate departure of a Swedish diplomat accused of handing over official Moroccan documents to Western Saharan separatists.

Infusion Organique has launched a collection of four personal fragrances: Indochine ~ "Exceptionally sweet and fragrant, the kumquat fruit is native to China, Indochina and JapanIndochine combines kumquat with peach, water lily, jasmine, muguet and vanilla.

Abbas insisted on Israel declaring a total freeze of its settlement activity in the West Bank as a pre-condition for resuming negotiations.