Mediators struggle to balance Hamas’ rejection of wide buffer zones with Israeli hardliners’ opposition to compromise, says ...

Mapping the Middle East. During the British Mandate of Palestine from 1917 to 1947, British surveyors mapped the territories to exercise their control over the land and its people.It was an ...

In the Middle East, few men are pilloried these days as much as Sir Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot. Sykes, a British diplomat, travelled the same turf as T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia), served ...

Trump's Gulf tour sidelines Netanyahu, marks new Middle East order Netanyahu's stance on Gaza, US-Iran talks creates rift with US Massive arms and financial deals signal US pivot to wealthy Gulf ...

Reaching its centenary amidst a general chorus of vilification around the Middle East, the legacy of the secret Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 has never looked more under assault, says Jim Muir.

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples include disputes between Ukraine and Russia, Taiwan and China , and ...