The explosion at the port of Beirut can be considered the result of the rampant corruption, the incompetent inaction; a system held hostage by a foreign power, which has shattered this nation many times over.

Hoping to lessen the plight of the Lebanese, who have been going through a severe economic and political crisis for over a year, Hezbollah has opened supermarkets selling inexpensive goods at subsidized prices.

The fight against Daesh turned Major-General Soleimani, who had evolved into so much more on the battlefield and at home as a person, from a shadow figure into a major player in the geopolitics of the region.