On one side was President Mohammed Naguib, who proposed to stay in power by counterrevolution: disbanding the military council (R.C.C.) in favor of a civilian alliance with the oldtime politicians.

The Casablanca Court of Appeal has sentenced Mohamed Amine Naguib, the fiancé of the French lawyer involved in the high-profile «Bennis-Alj-Slaoui» rape case, to four months in prison.

He had underestimated the popular appeal of General Mohammed Naguib, overestimated the unity of the officers’ corps (which turned out to be honeycombed with fellow travelers), misjudged the ...

On Friday, April 4, the investigating judge at the Casablanca Court of Appeal granted provisional release to the four ...