The British and French government, as the protectors of the Arab state, shall agree that they will not themselves acquire and will not consent to a third power acquiring territorial possessions in the Arabian peninsula, nor consent to a third power installing a naval base either on the east coast, or on the islands, of the red sea.

BBC: Map detailing the Sykes-Picot agreement

Power was out across the Delmarva Peninsula, which includes parts of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, Delmarva Power reported.

CNN: March 7, 2013 -- Updated 0004 GMT (0804 HKT)

About 5, 000 customers in Kintyre will remain without power as generators being transported to the peninsula are stuck at Kennacraig and at least 1, 500 homes in the north and west of Arran will also not be reconnected until at least Sunday.

BBC: Heavy snow causes roads and power disruption

Supplier Scottish Power said there are pockets of customers - mainly in Gwynedd and on the Llyn Peninsula affected.

BBC: Western Power supplies cut by snow in south and west Wales

The peninsula's fate has been dictated either by the hegemony of its neighbours or by balances of power.

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