Two years since the Beirut port explosion, which killed 218 people, all aspects of life in Lebanon has only worsened, with poverty dramatically increasing. Meanwhile, the investigation of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history has achieved nothing because of the constant interference by the country’s ruling class. To add insult to injury, some of the former Lebanese ministers charged in the probe were actually re-elected to parliament in the national elections that took place in May. Despite this, and Lebanon’s continuous plight, regional and international press welcomed, with gr…