The 1916 map, with the signatures of Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot Reaching its centenary amidst a general chorus of vilification around the region, the legacy of the secret Sykes-Picot ...
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 in ...