Corruption in Lebanon

Ticking timebomb: The devastating explosion that ripped through the Lebanese capital’s port and neighbouring areas last week shocked the people, but the Lebanese authorities had allegedly been warned about the danger. — Reuters

JUST two days before the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a mushroom cloud briefly reared its head on the shores of Beirut.

The devastating explosion that ripped through the Lebanese capital’s port and neighbouring areas last week may have come as a surprise, but the same cannot be said of the explosion of rage that followed.