Israel being treated as iran

There is a lot of talk about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and the ways in which an Iranian bomb would provoke Saudi Arabia and others to acquire nuclear warheads of their own.

But for decades, the primary impetus to a nuclear arms race in the region has been Israel, which probably had an atom bomb by about 1970. It was helped behind the scenes by France and Britain– which actively proliferated nuclear weapons to Israel. Source: Informed Comment

THE WAR FILES (PART V) – MEETING SAEB SALAM

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War that started on the 13th of April 1975. This is why I've decided to publish WikiLeaks cables from the war era, every day till the 13th of April. I think it would be interesting to look at things from a different point of view, and since it's not the Lebanese who are telling the stories, I believe it offers a unique insight on the civil war. Although there are a lot more cables on WikiLeaks, I won't republish them all in order to focus on the most relevant ones. I hope you enjoy reading them.

Today, the post is about four meetings with former Prime Minister Saeb Salam in April, May, July, and August 1976. Source: Moulahazat

Middle East Film and Comic Con is Upon Us!

Middle East Film and Comic Con is almost upon us once again. The forth edition is set to open its doors this Thursday, April 9 and will run through April 11 at Dubai World Trade Centre. This year's roster of celebrity guests, artists and industry experts guarantees to cater to every geek across the Middle East. If guests aren't enough, there's also plenty to see and do during the 3-day event guaranteed to leave your inner geek happy. Here are a few highlights of what to see at this year's edition of MEFCC.

First up, let's look at this year's guest lineup. Celebrity guests include actor William Shatner (Star Trek: the Original Series, Boston Legal), actress Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall), actress Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Captain America), Kelly Hu (Arrow, Vampire Diaries), actress Angela Bridges (Baywatch, The Perfect Woman), voice actress Caitlin Glass (Street Fighter IV), actor Sam J Jones (Code Red, The A-Team), writer and director Max Landis (Me Him Her, American Ultra), voice actor Vic Mignogna (Full Metal Alchemist, StreetFighter II), voice actor Bryce Papenbrook (Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online) and sword master extraordinaire Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones). Source: Absolute Geeks