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It's this return of former colonial powers to the Arab world to reclaim oil concessions in Libya, following the occupation of Iraq, that has led Gamal Abdel Nasser's former confidant Mohamed Heikal to talk recently of the threat of an effective new "Sykes-Picot agreement" – the carve-up between Britain and France after the first world war – and a redivision of spoils in the region.

Egypt has halted the drive to derail the Arab revolution | Seumas Milne 2011

The Stoke manager was responding to Harry Redknapp's concerns about the timing of the league game against City, which has led to his Spurs counterpart and close friend expressing his misgivings about a potential carve-up of the result to secure European qualification.

Stoke's Tony Pulis tells Spurs to mind their own business over game switch 2011

However, will emerging markets accept another Western carve-up, at a time when they are being invited to provide financial support for the eurozone?

Eurozone crisis live: Greek president attacks Germany as bailout deadline moves to Monday 2012

I have been encouraged by the UUP's efforts to build a genuine unionism for the people of Northern Ireland, something I regard as much more beneficial to unionism than the carve-up which the DUP has concluded with Sinn Fein.

DUP Councillors defect to Nicholson Camp! O'Neill 2009

Perhaps the biggest difficulty, particularly for trade buyers, would be how to structure a carve-up of this scale.

Smiths Deserves a Full Bid 2011

The potential carve-up is seen by board members as the largest sticking point when assessing the Nasdaq-ICE plan, according to people familiar with the situation.

NYSE Board Cool to Nasdaq Split Proposal Jacob Bunge 2011

Ed Balls has, by dint of the usual carve-up, been selected for the new seat of Morley and Outwood following the abolition of his existing seat.

Archive 2009-02-08 2009

Ed Balls has, by dint of the usual carve-up, been selected for the new seat of Morley and Outwood following the abolition of his existing seat.

Home is where the heart is, Home Secretary 2009

In the Turkish perspective, the large issues for Europe should not be the latest carve-up of the budgetary cake, or the palace power struggle between the European parliament and the member states, or even the necessary budgetary disciplines that Germany demands of its more rule-resistant partners and to which economically booming Turkey, unlike its economically wracked neighbour Greece, could sign up with barely a second's thought.

Disgracefully, Turkey's EU accession bid is going nowhere soon Martin Kettle 2010

Potential suitors, few of which are likely to want all of Smiths, will need to craft a viable carve-up plan.

Smiths Deserves a Full Bid 2011